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Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands
In the 1440s, Philip the Good gradually integrated the scattered Low Countries territories of Flanders, Brabant, Holland, Guelders, Namur, and Luxemb…
Timeline
- 1440–1444Low Countries · Low CountriesPhilip the Good successively inherited or acquired by treaty Flanders, Brabant, Holland, Guelders, Namur, and other territories, placing the previously independent Low Countries polities under a single ruler.
- 1443–1449Brussels · BrabantWith the Luxembourg purchase completed, the Burgundian Netherlands' territory was largely formed. The duke established a permanent court and central administrative organs in Brussels and convened assemblies of representatives from the territories, creating a regional political community transcending any single city or province.
Sources
- The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369-1530 — Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier (1999)