The County of Flanders was a historic territory in the Low Countries. From 862 onwards, the counts of Flanders were among the original twelve peers of the Kingdom of France. For centuries, their estates around the cities of Ghent, Bruges and Ypres formed one of the most affluent regions in Europe. Up to 1477, the area under French suzerainty was west of the Scheldt and was called "Royal Flanders". Aside from this, the counts, from the 11th century onward, held land east of the river as a fief of
- Bruges, later Ghent and Lille
- Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed
The County of Flanders was a feudal fief in West Francia. The first certain Count in the comital family, Baldwin I of Flanders, is first reported in a document of 862, when he eloped with a daughter of his king Charles the Bald. The region developed as a medieval economic power with a large degree of political autonomy.
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County of Flanders ranks 19,445th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tunceli Province, Parihaspore, and El Chorrillo. Memorable people born in County of Flanders include Jacob van Maerlant. County of Flanders has been the birth place of many writers. County of Flanders is located in Belgium. The County of Flanders was a historic territory in the Low Countries.
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Jan 13, 2021 · Posted by Timothy on January 13, 2021 April 6, 2022 On 21 February 1221 Henry I, Duke of Brabant granted the City of Antwerp city rights or town privileges . The charter was more a confirmation of an already existing situation, but is still worth a commemoration.