County of Flanders
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The County of Flanders was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe.
The area under the French crown was located completely west of the Scheldt river and was called "Royal Flanders" (Kroon-Vlaanderen). This fief was finally removed from French control after the Peace of Madrid in 1526 and the Peace of Ladies in 1529. Aside from this the count of Flanders also held land east of the Scheldt river from the 11th century on, as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire; this area was called "Imperial Flanders" (Rijks-Vlaanderen). Except for French Flanders, Flanders is the only part of the medieval French kingdom that is not part of modern day France.
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Important treaties and battles which involved the County of Flanders
- Battle of Cassel (1071)
- Battle of Axpoele in 1128
- Peace of Peronne in 1199
- Battle of Bouvines in 1214
- Peace of Melun in 1226
- Battle of West-Kapelle in 1253
- Guldensporenslag in 1302
- Battle of Arke in 1303
- Battle of Zierikzee in 1304
- Battle of Mons-en-Pevele in 1304
- Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge in 1305
- Battle of Cassel (1328)
- Battle of Westrozebeke in 1382
- Eighty Years' War from 1568 to 1648
- Pacification of Ghent in 1576
- Union of Utrecht in 1579
- Act of Abjuration in 1581
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