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Netherlands, Southern (Spanish)

Substate Defunct 1581 CE – 1714 CE Capital Brussels > Bruxelles Brussels Belgium

The Spanish Netherlands (Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden, Spanish: Países Bajos españoles) is a portion of the Low Countries controlled by Spain from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, inherited from the Dukes of Burgundy.

Although the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy itself remains in the hands of France, the Habsburgs remain in control of the title of Duke of Burgundy and the other parts of the Burgundian inheritance, notably the Low Countries and the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire.

They often use the term Burgundy to refer to it (e.g.

in the name of the Imperial Circle it is grouped into), until the late 18th century, when the Austrian Netherlands are lost to the French Republic.When part of the Netherlands separates from Spanish rule and becomes the United Provinces in 1581, the remainder of the area becomes known as the Spanish Netherlands and is still under the control of Spain.

This region comprises modern Belgium, Luxembourg as well as part of northern France.

The capital is Brussels in Brabant.

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Moran, J. (n.d.). Netherlands, Southern (Spanish). History Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/netherlands-southern-spanish/

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