The first time the territories of…
The first time the territories of the Low Countries were united in the same state was between 1384 and 1482, when the Dukes of Burgundy ruled them. The dukes united these lowlands into a political union with central institutions for the first time. At that time it was customary for the Burgundians to refer to the Low Countries as les pays de par-deçà meaning "the lands over here" as opposed to Burgundy proper.
Photo taken in the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen nature reserve in Gent.
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