The Habsburg Netherlands were the parts of the Low Countries that were ruled by sovereigns from the House of Habsburg. Their rule began in 1482 and ended for the Northern Netherlands in 1581 and for the Southern Netherlands in 1797. Habsburg rule began with the accession of Philip the Handsome in 1482, when he succeeded his mother Mary of Burgundy of the House of Valois-Burgundy, who was the ruler of the Low Countries.
Facts
Independence or Founding Year Dissolution or End Year Classification
Sovereignty StatusHistorical or Dissolved State 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Adriaen Isenbrandt, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Gerard Seghers, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Hieronimo Custodis, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Joos van Cleve, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Pieter Neefs the Elder, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Pieter Neefs the Younger, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Council of State of the Habsburg Netherlands, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands, found there there.
- Also in Medicine Atlas: Andreas Vesalius, nationals include there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Habsburg Netherlands
- Wikidata Q1031430, class allow-list match (P31 Q1048835 political territorial entity (no Q3024240); description confirms a former ruled polity, minted per brief demand list)
- Wikidata Q1031430, class allow-list match (no Q3024240; former ruled polity per demand list)
Habsburg Netherlands (Wikipedia)
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The Habsburg Netherlands were the parts of the Low Countries that were ruled by sovereigns from the House of Habsburg. Their rule began in 1482 and ended for the Northern Netherlands in 1581 and for the Southern Netherlands in 1797. Habsburg rule began with the accession of Philip the Handsome in 1482, when he succeeded his mother Mary of Burgundy of the House of Valois-Burgundy, who was the ruler of the Low Countries.
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