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Burgundian Netherlands
The portion of the Low Countries ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy in the period from 1384 to 1482 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands means a number of Imperial and French fiefs. These were ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs in the period from 1384 to 1482. The area was large parts of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Luxembourg and parts of northern France.
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Burgundian Netherlands | |||||||
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1384–1482 | |||||||
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Status | Imperial and French fiefs | ||||||
Capital | Brussels | ||||||
Common languages | Dutch, Low Saxon, Frisian, Walloon, Luxembourgish, French | ||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1384 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1482 | ||||||
ISO 3166 code | NL | ||||||
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