BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Federal Kingdom Belgium The Southern Netherlands (until 1795) Territorial subdivisions

Sovereign entities

• General

  • Flags, Chronology, and Rulers of Belgian territories by the site "World Statesmen"
  • Enchanting Castles

• Austrian Netherlands (1713-1795)

  The Austrian Netherlands where composed oq:

  The counties of Flanders, Hainaut, Namur,

  The Duchies of Brabant, Luxembourg, Limburg

  The Manor of Mechelen

  Other parts where protected by the King of France

  The Duchies of Bouillon (principality protected by France)

  County of Fagnolle (Ligne) (1765-1793)

  Abbey of Nivelles (647? - 1795)

  The rest was more or less part of the Holy Roman Empire

  Prince-Bishopric of Liege

  Stavelot-Malmedy (Stablo-Malmedy)

  County Dalhem ( )

  Manderfeld, Schönberg (belonged to the Kurfürstendum Trier)

  Vrije Rijksheerlijkheden

Maps

• Map of the Low Countries (1556-1648)
• Limburg of the States Map (1648)
• Map of the feudal entities with own system of common law in the 16th until 18th century.

List of entities

• The County of Flanders

  This Earldom covered a territory, now part of Belgium (BEL), France (FRA) and the Netherlands (NLD).
  And was divided in quarters:

  • Quarter of the city of Bruges
  • Quarter of the city of Ghent
  • Quarter of the city of Ypres
  • Walloon Flanders (FRA)
  • The Tournaisis

• The County of Hainaut

• The Duchy of Brabant

  • Quarter of the City of Antwerpen
  • Quarter of the City of Brussels
  • Quarter of the City of Leuven
  • Quarter of the City of Tienen
  • ....
  • Land of Loon (Pays de Looz)

• The County of Namur

  The territory of these County was very enclaved with parts of the surrounding entities.

• The Prince-Bishopric of Liège

  • Liège
    • City of Liège
    • Quarter of Amercoeur
    • Quarter of Avroy
    • Quarter of Sainte-Marguerite
    • Quarter of Sainte-Walburghe
    • Quarter of Saint-Léonard
  • Quarter of Hoorn (BEL and NL)
  • Quarter of Loon
  • Quarter of Stokkem
  • Quarter of Hesbaye
  • Quarter of Moha
  • Quarter of Franchimont
  • Quarter of Condroz
  • Quarter of Amont
  • Quarter of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse

• The Duchy of Bouillon

• The Duchy of Luxemburg

• The Duchy of Limburg

• The Duchy of Juliers

• Stavelot-Malmedy

• County Dalhem (Land van Overmaas)

• Manor Mechelen

• Kingdom of France (enclaves)

  • Philippeville
  • Mariembourg
  • Barbençon

• Holy Roman Empire (allodial enclaves)

  • Kurfürstendum Trier (enclaves)

    • Manderfeld
    • Schönberg

  • Allodiale Rijkslenen

    The following list is "in contruction" and needs to be verified.
    • Grevenbroek (Achel, Hamont and Sint-Huibrechts-Lille)
    • Printhagen
    • Kessenich
    • Rekem
    • Leuth

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