On January 1 , 1796 , under the Batavian Republic , Drenthe and Staats-Brabant became the eighth and ninth provinces of the Netherlands . The latter , which had been known as `` Bataafs Brabant '' , Batavian Brabant , changed its name to `` Noord Brabant '' , North Brabant , in 1815 when it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands , which also contained ( then ) South Brabant , a province now in Belgium .
On January 1 , 1796 , during the Batavian Republic , Drenthe and Staats-Brabant became the eighth and ninth provinces of the Netherlands ; the latter known as `` Bataafs Brabant '' , Batavian Brabant , changing its name to `` Noord Brabant '' , North Brabant , in 1815 when it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands .