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The '''Seventeen Provinces''' was a term applied to the [[Imperial state]]s of the [[Habsburg Netherlands]] in the 15th and 16th century. They roughly covered the [[Low Countries]], i.e. the current [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], and [[Luxembourg]], plus most of the modern [[France|French]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] including [[Artois]], [[French Flanders]], and [[French Hainaut]]. Also enclosed in this area were semi-independent fiefdoms, mainly ecclesiastical ones, such as [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège|Liège]], [[Cambrai]] and [[Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy|Stavelot-Malmedy]].

The Seventeen Provinces arose from the [[Burgundian Netherlands]], a number of fiefs held by the [[House of Valois-Burgundy]] and inherited by the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg dynasty]] in 1482, from 1556 held by [[Habsburg Spain]]. Since 1512 the Provinces formed the major part of the [[Burgundian Circle]]. In 1581 the Seven United Provinces seceded to form the [[Dutch Republic]].

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Nick: New page: The '''Seventeen Provinces''' was a term applied to the Imperial states of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 15th and 16th century. They roughly covered the Low Countries, i.e. t...