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Duchy of Brabant and Prince-Bishopric of Liège in 1477. The Duchy of Brabant (adjective: Brabantian or Brabantine ) was historically divided into four parts, each with its own capital. The four capitals were Leuven , Brussels , Antwerp and 's-Hertogenbosch .
- Feudal Duchy
- Middle Ages
Brabant, feudal duchy that emerged after the decline and collapse of the Frankish Carolingian empire in the mid-9th century. Centred in Louvain (now Leuven) and Brussels, it was a division of the former duchy of Lower Lorraine, which was split up into Brabant, Luxembourg, Hainaut, Namur, and other.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A major political centre since the 15th century, Brussels was the historic capital of the duchy of Brabant. The city became the capital of independent Belgium in 1830; it also continued as the capital of the Belgian province of Brabant until 1995, when the latter was divided into separate provinces, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant.
The capital town of what is now North Brabant in the Netherlands. The administration was led by a meier (mayor, senior schout) appointed by the Duke. Overtime the Meierij of ‘s-Hertogenbosch was further extended and divided into four quarters each of them with their own schout and administration: Oisterwijk (capital Oisterwijk)
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From 1490 a new period of growth especially favoured Brabant and Holland. About 1570 the duchy of Brabant counted about 500,000 inhabitants, which was still less than the more densely populated Flanders. One-quarter of the Flemish peasants farmed plots of only 5 to 12 acres (2 to 5 hectares), and nearly half had even less than 5 acres.
Antwerp, its greatest city, was for a time the financial capital of Europe. The dukes of Brabant, who relied on the towns to finance their wars and luxurious lifestyles, granted them virtual self-government and an ever-increasing share in the management of the duchy.
Bruxelles, ville considerable de Pais Bas, capitale du duche de Brabant. Summary. This late-18th century French map shows Brussels, at that time an important city in the Spanish Netherlands and the capital of the Duchy of Brabant. The map shows the borders of the city and the Senne River.
