Duke of Burgundy (as overlord of the Burgundian Netherlands)

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The Duke of Burgundy, as overlord of the Burgundian Netherlands, was a powerful late medieval prince who united and ruled over a collection of wealthy Low Countries territories that later formed the core of the Habsburg Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal lord
late medieval prince
overlord of the Burgundian Netherlands
territorial ruler
capital Dijon
coreOf later Habsburg Netherlands
country Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian State
economyBasedOn textile trade
urban commerce
floruit 14th century
15th century
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalRole forerunner of the early modern Netherlands
major power in late medieval Europe
knownFor centralizing rule in the Low Countries
creating a composite monarchy
patronage of the arts
notableHolder Charles the Bold
John the Fearless
Philip the Bold
Philip the Good
overlordOf Burgundian Netherlands
States General of the Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Estates of the Low Countries
partOf House of Valois-Burgundy
surface form: Valois-Burgundy dynasty
politicalCenter Bruges
Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Ghent
politicalStructure personal union of territories
predecessorOf Habsburg Netherlands
region Low Countries
Western Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Brabant
Burgundian Netherlands
Flanders
Franche-Comté
Hainaut
Holland
Low Countries territories
Luxembourg
Mechelen
Namur
Zeeland
successorState Habsburg Netherlands
suzerainOf powerful Netherlandish cities
urban communes of Flanders and Brabant
timePeriod late Middle Ages

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Lord of the Netherlands follows Duke of Burgundy (as overlord of the Burgundian Netherlands)
Stadtholder precededBy Duke of Burgundy (as overlord of the Burgundian Netherlands)
this entity surface form: Burgundian stadtholder