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History of the Low Countries
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| Austrasia | Frisians | |||
| Carolingian Empire ca 800–843 |
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 Cty of Flanders 9th century – 1386 |
Lotharingia, then Lower Lorraine 855–954–977 | |||
 Bishopric of Liège +  Imperial Abbey of Stavelot- Malmedy +  Duchy of Bouillon 10th century – 1795 |
Other feudal states |  County of Luxembourg 963–1384 |
10th–14th centuries | |
 Burgundian Netherlands |
Duchy of Luxembourg 1384–1443 |
1384–1482 | ||
 Habsburg Netherlands 1482–1795 (Seventeen Provinces, Burgundian Circle) |
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Spanish (Southern) Netherlands 1549–1713 |
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 Dutch Republic 1581–1795 |
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 Austrian Netherlands 1713–95 |
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 United States of Belgium 1790 |
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 French Republic 1795–1804 |
 Batavian Republic 1795–1806 |
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| French Empire 1804–15 |
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 Kgdm of Holland 1806–10 |
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Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1815 |
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 Kingdom of Belgium since 1830 |
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 1839 |
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The Habsburg Netherlands was a geo-political entity covering the whole Low Countries from 1482 to 1556/1581[1] and solely the Southern Netherlands from 1581 to 1794. After 1581 it was also known as the Spanish Netherlands or the Austrian Netherlands.
It was held by the Duke of Burgundy (1506-1555), the King of Spain (1555-1706) or the Archduke of Austria (1716-1794), all from the house of Habsburg. It was ruled on his behalf by a governor.
It briefly revolted from the Habsburgs from January to December 1790 to join the United States of Belgium, at the end of which it reverted into the Habsburg Netherlands. It finally ceased to exist in 1794 when it was annexed by the First French Republic.
References
- ^ From the Dutch Revolt of 1556 to the final secession of Dutch Republic in 1581, its hold on the Northern Netherlands was tenuous.
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