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Habsburg Netherlands

Historical polity, Western Europe (1482-1797)

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
Capital
Brussels 1
Independence or Founding Year
1482 1
Dissolution or End Year
1797 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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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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