Burgundian Netherlands
The portion of the Low Countries ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy in the period from 1384 to 1482
In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands means a number of Imperial and French fiefs. These were ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs in the period from 1384 to 1482. The area was large parts of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Luxembourg and parts of northern France.
Burgundian Netherlands | |||||||
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| 1384–1482 | |||||||
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| Status | Imperial and French fiefs | ||||||
| Capital | Brussels | ||||||
| Common languages | Dutch, Low Saxon, Frisian, Walloon, Luxembourgish, French | ||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1384 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1482 | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | NL | ||||||
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Rulers
changeThe Burgundian dukes who ruled the Netherlandish territories were:
House of Valois, territorial Dukes of Burgundy
- Philip the Bold (1384–1405), son of King John II of France, by his wife Margaret III of Flanders
- John the Fearless (1405–1419), son
- Philip the Good (1419–1467), son
- Charles the Bold (1467–1477), son
House of Valois, titular Duchess of Burgundy
- Mary of Burgundy (1477–1482), Charles' daughter, married Maximilian I of Habsburg in 1477
House of Habsburg, titular Dukes of Burgundy (see Habsburg Netherlands)
- Philip the Handsome (1482–1506), Mary's son; Maximilian I, his father, as regent (1482–1493)
- Charles V (1506–1555), Philip's son; Margaret of Austria, regent (1507–1515) and (1519–1530)
