Southern Netherlands
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| + | The '''Southern Netherlands''' ({{lang-nl|Zuidelijke Nederlanden}}, {{lang-es|Países Bajos del Sur}}, {{lang-fr|Pays-Bas du sud}}) were a part of the [[Low Countries]] controlled by [[Spain]] (''Spanish Netherlands'', [[1579]]-[[1713]]), [[Austria]] (''Austrian Netherlands'', [[1713]]-[[1794]]) and captured by [[France]] ([[1794]]-[[1815]]). This region comprised most of modern [[Belgium]] (except the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]], which was an autonomous part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]) and [[Luxembourg]] (including the [[homonym]]ous present [[Luxembourg, province of Belgium|Belgian province]]) as well as, until [[1678]], most of the present [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] region in northern France. | ||
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The Southern Netherlands (Template:Lang-nl, Template:Lang-es, Template:Lang-fr) were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579-1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713-1794) and captured by France (1794-1815). This region comprised most of modern Belgium (except the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, which was an autonomous part of the Holy Roman Empire) and Luxembourg (including the homonymous present Belgian province) as well as, until 1678, most of the present Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
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