Photo taken in Gelderland, The Netherlands.
Photo taken in Gelderland, The Netherlands.
Before the reign of Charles V, The Low Countries had been unified by his Burgundian ancestors, but nominally were fiefs of either France or the Holy Roman Empire. Charles won the Guelders Wars and united all provinces under his rule, the last one being the Duchy of Guelders. In 1549, Charles issued a Pragmatic Sanction, declaring the Low Countries to be a unified entity of which his family would be the heirs.
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