Burgundian Netherlands

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The Burgundian Netherlands were a collection of late medieval and early Renaissance Low Countries territories ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, forming the political and cultural precursor to the later Habsburg Seventeen Provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
historical polity
personal union of states
capital Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Lille
Mechelen NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Duchy of Burgundy
culturalPrecursorOf Dutch Golden Age
economicCenter Antwerp NERFINISHED
Bruges
Ghent NERFINISHED
endTime 1482
1549
followedBy Habsburg Netherlands
Seventeen Provinces
governmentForm composite monarchy
personal union
knownFor Burgundian court culture
centralization of Low Countries administration
development of early Netherlandish painting
languageUsed Middle Dutch
Middle French
notableRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles the Bold
John the Fearless
Mary of Burgundy
Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Philip the Bold
Philip the Good
partOf Low Countries
politicalPrecursorOf Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Habsburg Seventeen Provinces
precededBy feudal states of the Low Countries
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
House of Valois
surface form: House of Valois-Burgundy
significantEvent Burgundian inheritance
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
Treaty of Arras (1482)
Treaty of Senlis (1493)
startTime 1384
territoryIncludes Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian Franche-Comté (in personal union context)

County of Flanders NERFINISHED
County of Hainaut NERFINISHED
County of Holland
County of Namur NERFINISHED
County of Zeeland NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Luxembourg
Lordship of Mechelen
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège (partial influence)

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Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 appliesTo Burgundian Netherlands
this entity surface form: Burgundian territories in the Low Countries
Coudenberg associatedWith Burgundian Netherlands
Desiderius Erasmus birthPlace Burgundian Netherlands
Isabella of Austria countryOfBirth Burgundian Netherlands
Catholic Monarchy hasComponentTerritory Burgundian Netherlands
this entity surface form: Duchy of Burgundy (Spanish Netherlands)
Lordship of Mechelen highestCourtFor Burgundian Netherlands
Order of the Golden Fleece historicalAssociation Burgundian Netherlands
County of Artois historicalRegionOf Burgundian Netherlands
Habsburg Netherlands locatedIn Burgundian Netherlands
this entity surface form: Southern Netherlands
County of Holland partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Duchy of Brabant partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Duchy of Guelders partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Duchy of Limburg partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Lordship of Mechelen partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Low Countries partOf Burgundian Netherlands
Seventeen Provinces precededBy Burgundian Netherlands
Habsburg Netherlands predecessor Burgundian Netherlands
Duchy of Limburg successor Burgundian Netherlands
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor territoryRuled Burgundian Netherlands