| Years in the Netherlands: | 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 | 
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century | 
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s | 
| Years: | 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 | 
Events from the year 1747 in the Dutch Republic
Events
- 2 July – The Battle of Lauffeld, at which the Dutch and her allies were defeated by the French under Maurice de Saxe
 - July – Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal initiates the Siege of Bergen op Zoom
 - 22 July – William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen, is confirmed as Stadtholder of the United Provinces
 - 18 September – French forces breach the defenses of Bergen op Zoom, defeat the defenders and sack the town
 - 22 November 1747 – The Office of Stadtholder of the United Provinces is made hereditary
 
Births
- 7 May – Judith van Dorth, aristocrat (executed 1799)
 - 17 May – Johannes van der Kemp, military officer, doctor, philosopher and missionary (died 1811)
 
Deaths
- 26 January – Willem van Mieris, painter (born 1662)
 - 9 March – Jacob Campo Weyerman, painter and writer (born 1677)
 - 17 July – Jacques Ignatius de Roore, painter and art collector (born 1686)
 
References
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