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As you all know, at least if you live in Utrecht as I do )it is everywhere', it has been 300 years sice the treaty of Utrecht was signed. The treaty of Utrecht ended the Spanish war of succession. Sea links if you are completely ignorant of this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Utrecht
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession

Anyway, one thing about the treaty is said: the only part of the Dutch republic that profitted from the treay was the city of Utrecht, as the representatives of the negotiating nations spend a lot of money in Utrecht, improving the local economy. The rest of the republic benefitted less, as in the treaty the Netherlands basicly only got Venlo. See map:

http://www.geneaknowhow.net/regel/kaarten/kaart1580-1794-overkw-gelder.htm

So is it possible for the Dutch republic to get more out of the negotiations?

To be fair, I doubt the Netherlands would be able to get all of the Southern Netherlands, but is it possible for the Netherlands to get for example at least part of the Southern Netherlands like all of Overmaas (Southern Limburg) (see http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/limburgkarte.htm), or OTL Austrian Gelre/overkwartier, maybe even part of Prussian overkwartier? Could the netherlands gain part of Brabant? I think Antwerpen is going to far, but maybe Turnhout? Part of Flanders (Ghent, Ostend and Bruges probably going to far) thus strengthening Zeelandic Flanders.

Are there any colonies the Dutch could gain (my gutfeeling says no btw)?

So any ideas?
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