Habsburg Netherlands

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History of the Low Countries v • d • e
Bishopric of Liège 985–1790	Burgundian Netherlands			Duchy of Luxembourg integrated 1441
	1384–1477
	Habsburg Netherlands 1477–1556
	Spanish Netherlands 1556–1581
	Spanish Netherlands	United Netherlands 1581–1795		1581–1713
	Austrian Netherlands			1713–1790
United Belgian States				1790
Bishopric of Liège 1790–1795	Austrian Netherlands			1790–1794
French Republic		Batavian Republic 1795–1806		1795–1804
French Empire		Kingdom of Holland 1806–1810		1804–1815
United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1830				Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Kingdom of Belgium since 1830		Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1830		(in personal union with the Netherlands until 1890)

The Habsburg Netherlands was a geo-political entity covering the whole Low Countries from 1482 to 1556/1581^[1] and solely the Southern Netherlands from 1581 to 1794. After 1581 it was also known as the Spanish Netherlands or the Austrian Netherlands.

It was held by the Duke of Burgundy (1506-1555), the King of Spain (1555-1706) or the Archduke of Austria (1716-1794), all from the house of Habsburg. It was ruled on his behalf by a governor.

It briefly revolted from the Habsburgs from January to December 1790 to join the United States of Belgium, at the end of which it reverted into the Habsburg Netherlands. It finally ceased to exist in 1794 when it was annexed by the First French Republic.

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