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Burgundian Netherlands

Historical polity, europe (1384-1482)

The Burgundian Netherlands were parts of the Low Countries that were ruled by the House of Valois-Burgundy between 1384 and 1482. During the Burgundian Age, those lands were also parts of the wider Valois-Burgundian State, which itself belonged, in terms of suzerainty, partly to the Kingdom of France and partly to the Holy Roman Empire. The Valois Dukes of Burgundy gradually acquired and united those lowlands into a political union that went beyond a personal union establishing central institutions for the first time (such as the States General).

Facts
Independence or Founding Year
1384 1
Dissolution or End Year
1482 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Hugo van der Goes

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Rogier van der Weyden

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Origin Of

Hieronymus Bosch

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Found There

Great Council of Mechelen

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Source Great Council of Mechelen (Wikipedia)Lead
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From the 15th century onwards, the Great Council of the Netherlands at Mechelen (Dutch: De Grote Raad der Nederlanden te Mechelen; French: le grand conseil des Pays-Bas à Malines; German: der Grosse Rat der Niederlände zu Mecheln) was the highest court in the Burgundian Netherlands.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Burgundian Netherlands
Wikidata Q157109, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Burgundian Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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The Burgundian Netherlands were parts of the Low Countries that were ruled by the House of Valois-Burgundy between 1384 and 1482. During the Burgundian Age, those lands were also parts of the wider Valois-Burgundian State, which itself belonged, in terms of suzerainty, partly to the Kingdom of France and partly to the Holy Roman Empire. The Valois Dukes of Burgundy gradually acquired and united those lowlands into a political union that went beyond a personal union establishing central institutions for the first time (such as the States General).

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