Editing Burgundian Netherlands (section)

{{short description|The Netherlands from 1384 to 1482}}
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{{Infobox country
| native_name            = {{native name|la| Burgundiae Belgicae}}<br>{{native name|fr| Pays-Bas bourguignons}}<br>{{native name|nl|Bourgondische Nederlanden}}<br>{{native name|lb|Burgundesch Nidderlanden}}<br>{{native name|wa|Bas Payis borguignons}}
| conventional_long_name = Burgundian Netherlands
| common_name            = Burgundian Netherlands <!-- Used for sorting, do not use 'the'. -->
| era                    = [[Late Middle Ages]]
| status                 = Personal union
| status_text            = [[Personal union]] of [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] and [[France in the Middle Ages|French]] [[fief]]s
| year_start             = 1384
| date_start             = 
| event1                 = 
| date_event1            = 
| event_end              = 
| year_end               = 1482
| date_end               = 
| p1                     = County of Flanders
| flag_p1                = Generieke vlag van Vlaanderen.svg
| p2                     = County of Hainaut
| flag_p2                = Generieke vlag van Henegouwen.svg
| p3                     = Duchy of Luxembourg
| flag_p3                = Civil Ensign of Luxembourg.svg
| p4                     = County of Artois
| flag_p4                = Flag of Artois.svg
| p5                     = Duchy of Guelders
| flag_p5                = Gelre Gulik coat of arms.svg
| border_p5              = no
| p6                     = County of Namur
| flag_p6                = Arms of Namur.svg
| border_p6              = no
| p7                     = Duchy of Brabant
| flag_p7                = Banner of the Duchy of Brabant.svg
| p8                     = County of Holland
| flag_p8                = Wapen graafschap Holland.svg
| border_p8              = no
| p9                     = Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht
| flag_p9                = Flag of the prince-bishopric of Utrecht.svg
| p10                    = Prince-Bishopric of Liège
| flag_p10               = LuikVlag.svg
| p11                    = Lordship of Mechelen
| flag_p11               = Escudo de Malinas 1581.svg
| border_p11             = no
| p12                    = Margraviate of Antwerp
| flag_p12               = Blason be Marquisat d Anvers.svg
| border_p12             = no
| p13                    = County of Zeeland
| flag_p13               = CoA Zeeland Province.svg
| border_p13             = no
| p14                    = Duchy of Limburg
| flag_p14               = Modern_Arms_of_Limburg.svg
| border_p14             = no
| p15                    = County of Boulogne
| flag_p15               = Blason comté fr Boulogne.svg
| border_p15             = no
| p16                    = County of Zutphen
| flag_p16               = Graafschap zutphen.svg
| border_p16             = no
| p17                    = County of Saint-Pol
| flag_p17               = Blason famille fr Luxembourg-Ligny.svg
| border_p17             = no
| p18                    = Picardy
| flag_p18               = BlasonPicardie.svg
| border_p18             = no
| s1                     = Habsburg Netherlands
| flag_s1                = Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg
| s2                     = Kingdom of France
| flag_s2                = Royal Standard of the King of France.svg
| flag_type_article      = Cross of Burgundy
| flag_type              = 
| image_flag             = Flag of the Low Countries.svg
| image_flag2            = 
| image_coat             = Coat of arms of the Burgundian State.svg
| image_map              = Map Burgundian Netherlands 1477-en.png
| image_map_caption      = The Burgundian Netherlands at the end of [[Charles the Bold]]'s reign (1477)
| government_type        = [[Composite monarchy]]
| capital                = None<br>[[Mechelen]] (1473–1477)
| common_languages       = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[West Low German|Low Saxon]], [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]], [[Walloon language|Walloon]], [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]], [[French Language|French]]
| religion               = [[Roman Catholicism]]
| legislature            = [[States General of the Netherlands]]
}}
[[File:Rogier van der Weyden - Presentation Miniature, Chroniques de Hainaut KBR 9242.jpg|thumb|260px|[[Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good]], in [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]], [[County of Hainaut]], Burgundian Netherlands]]
{{History of the Low Countries}}

The '''Burgundian Netherlands'''{{efn|{{langx|la|Burgundiae Belgicae}}. {{langx|fr|Pays-Bas bourguignons}}. {{langx|nl|Bourgondische Nederlanden}}. {{langx|lb|Burgundesch Nidderlanden}}. {{langx|wa|Bas Payis borguignons}}.}} were those parts of the [[Low Countries]] ruled by the [[Dukes of Burgundy]] during the '''Burgundian Age''' between 1384 and 1482. Within their [[Burgundian State]], which itself belonged partly to the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and partly to the [[Kingdom of France]], the dukes united these lowlands into a political union that went beyond a [[personal union]] as it gained central institutions for the first time (such as the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]]).

The period began with Duke [[Philip the Bold]] taking office as [[count of Flanders]] and [[count of Artois|Artois]] in 1384 and lasted until the death of Duchess [[Mary of Burgundy]] in 1482 after which the Burgundian State was dissolved, and the Low Countries came [[Habsburg Netherlands|under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy]] by inheritance.

In the 15th century, it was customary to refer to the Low Countries where the Duke of Burgundy ruled and usually resided as ''les pays de par-deçà'' meaning "the lands over here" as opposed to [[Burgundy]] proper (in Central France) which was designated ''les pays de par-delà'' meaning "the lands over there" (see also [[Terminology of the Low Countries]]).