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Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch
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The Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch (Dutch pronunciation: [mɛiəˈrɛi vɑn ˌsɛrtoːɣə(m)ˈbɔs]; Dutch for "Bailiwick of 's-Hertogenbosch") was one of the four parts of the Duchy of Brabant, the others being the Margraviate of Antwerp, the County of Brussels and the County of Leuven/Louvain. Located in the current-day Netherlands, it acquired its name from the bailiff of 's-Hertogenbosch, who administered the area in the name of the Dukes of Brabant. The Meierij roughly corresponds to the larger province of North Brabant.
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The capital city of North Brabant and the most important city of the bailiwick is 's-Hertogenbosch (Dutch for 'the Duke's Forest'), also known as Den Bosch ('The Forest') or Bois-le-Duc (French name). Other parts of the bailiwick are the so-called Vier Kwartieren (four quarters):
- Oisterwijk kwartier (with main city Oisterwijk)
- Kempenland kwartier (with main city Oirschot and later Eindhoven)
- Peelland kwartier (with main city Sint Oedenrode)
- Maasland kwartier (with main city Oss)
In the northeast of the bailiwick there were some free lands which were also connected to the Meierij:
- Land of Cuijk
- County of Megen
- Land of Ravenstein
- Barony of Boxmeer
- Territory Gemert (belonging to the Teutonic order)
- Land of Bokhoven
In the south, the nowadays Belgian town of Lommel belonged to the bailiwick, while the village of Luyksgestel belonged to the Prince-bishopric of Liège. In 1807 these areas were exchanged.