Southern Netherlands

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The Southern Netherlands was a historical region in Western Europe roughly corresponding to present-day Belgium and Luxembourg, long contested between major powers such as Spain, Austria, France, and the Dutch Republic.

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Northern Netherlands borderedBy Southern Netherlands
Northern Netherlands contrastWith Southern Netherlands
Cornelis de Wael countryOfCitizenship Southern Netherlands
Low Countries culturalRegion Southern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Netherlandish world
Early Modern Dutch developedInRegion Southern Netherlands
Flemish Baroque hasRegion Southern Netherlands
Battle of Jemappes historicalRegion Southern Netherlands
Louis de Potter historicalRegion Southern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Southern Netherlands / early Belgium
Eindhoven Airport locatedIn Southern Netherlands
Lordship of Mechelen locatedIn Southern Netherlands
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) location Southern Netherlands
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) location Southern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Flanders
Gestel partOf Southern Netherlands
Zundert, Netherlands partOf Southern Netherlands
subject surface form: Zundert
Battle of Fleurus (1690) region Southern Netherlands
Guido de Brès regionOfActivity Southern Netherlands
Northern Netherlands separatedFrom Southern Netherlands
Louis de Potter sphereOfInfluence Southern Netherlands
Marshal Catinat theatreOfOperations Southern Netherlands
this entity surface form: Flanders