The Spanish Netherlands were a collection of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, held in personal union by the Spanish Habsburgs, but not annexed to the Spanish Crown, thus encompassing the second period in history of the Habsburg Netherlands, that lasted from 1556 to 1714. This region comprised most of the modern states of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as parts of northern France and western Germany, with the capital being Brussels.
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Independence or Founding Year Dissolution or End Year Classification
Sovereignty StatusHistorical or Dissolved State 1 In the Other Atlases
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Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.
Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.
Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Spanish Netherlands
Wikidata Q622783, class allow-list match (Q26830017; Q188800 (no Q3024240/Q48349 tag; confirmed historical polity by description: parts of the Netherlands held by the Spanish crown (1581-1714)))
Spanish Netherlands (Wikipedia)
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The Spanish Netherlands were a collection of States of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, held in personal union by the Spanish Habsburgs, but not annexed to the Spanish Crown, thus encompassing the second period in history of the Habsburg Netherlands, that lasted from 1556 to 1714. This region comprised most of the modern states of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as parts of northern France and western Germany, with the capital being Brussels.
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