High nobility of the Low Countries

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medieval aristocracy nobility social class

The High nobility of the Low Countries comprised the most powerful medieval aristocratic families in the region that is now Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, who held extensive lands, political influence, and key feudal titles.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval aristocracy ⓘ nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ
activeInPeriod	Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ late medieval period ⓘ
associatedWithTitle	count ⓘ duke ⓘ lord ⓘ margrave ⓘ
hadMemberFamily	House of Arenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Avesnes NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Brederode NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Croÿ NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Dampierre NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Egmont NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lalaing NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Orange-Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	exercised major political influence ⓘ formed upper stratum of feudal hierarchy ⓘ held extensive lands ⓘ held key feudal titles ⓘ intermarried with other European high nobility ⓘ
heldLandsIn	County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	feudal law and customs ⓘ regional trade policies ⓘ urban development in the Low Countries ⓘ
languageUsed	Middle Dutch NERFINISHED ⓘ Old French ⓘ
locatedIn	Low Countries ⓘ region now comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg ⓘ
participatedIn	Burgundian consolidation of the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg administration of the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ regional feudal conflicts ⓘ
playedRoleIn	administration of counties and duchies ⓘ feudal military leadership ⓘ regional governance of the Low Countries ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
wasVassalTo	Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ

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House of Leuven → partOf → High nobility of the Low Countries ⓘ