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Since then, appreciation of King Louis has varied widely. In France, partly due to Napoleon himself, he gained a reputation as an unreliable weakling, fantasist, and bad husband.

In the Netherlands, too, he has been described as a weak, wavering, and tragic figure.

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Yet he was mostly remembered as a man who was so at one with the Dutch that he clashed with Emperor Napoleon as a result - Louis' efforts to learn the language still appeal to the imagination. Recently, there has been a reappraisal, and he is even seen as one of the founding fathers of modern Holland.

He succeeded in uniting his subjects around the throne and replacing old antagonisms with a national sentiment.

This changing assessment cannot be separated from shifting perspectives on King Louis and his era. Traditionally, much attention has been given to war, financial and economic policy and international relations, areas where he and the Netherlands were playthings of Napoleon.

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