The Dutch Republic was one of the foremost powers in Europe during the 17th century, but during the 18th century most of this power was gone and the Republic died during the Flanders Campaign in 1795.
So, the challenge is: with a PoD no earlier than 1635 make the Dutch a great power in Europe and world-wide by 1800.
ps.: Not asking a mega-hyper-duber Superpower that spams from the Seine to the Elbe.