Burgundian Netherlands
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| Burgundian Netherlands | ||||
| Imperial and French fiefs | ||||
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| Capital | Brussels | |||
| Language(s) | Dutch, Low Saxon, Frisian, Walloon, Luxembourgish, French | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
| Government | Monarchy | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - Established | 1384 | |||
| - Disestablished | 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.
Rulers [change]
The 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)
