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  Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A further division of the empire was made at the Partition of Meersen in 870, by which Flanders and the western provinces went to France, and the eastern provinces, including Brabant, went to Germany.
From the 12th century the economy flourished: Bruges, Ghent, and Ypres became centres of the textile industry, while the artisans of Dinant and Liège exploited the copper and tin of the Meuse valley.
In 1477 Mary, the daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, married Maximilian, the archduke of Austria, who later became Holy Roman emperor as Maximilian I.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Belgium   (4427 words)

  
 Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
Dukes of Gascony, 768-1038 AD The culture of the South of France in the 12th century is one of the first signs of the revival of civilization in Francia after the "second Dark Age" of the 9th and 10th centuries.
Duke William V had three wives, and subsequent Dukes were descendants of William VIII, son of William V and Agnes of Burgundy.
The present Dukes of Bucclech, Grafton, and St. Albans all have living grandsons, as shown; and, apart from the little detail of the illegitimate origin of the families, they are, of course, Stuarts.
www.friesian.com /flanders.htm   (10691 words)

  
 Netherlands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
In addition, the king of the Netherlands became hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
One of these, Limburgish, which is spoken in the south-eastern province of Limburg has been recognised as a minority language since 1977.
The most protestants live in the northern provinces while the southern provinces (Noord-Brabant and limburg) are mainly Roman Catholic.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/n/e/t/Netherlands.html   (3852 words)

  
 RUDOLPH I. - LoveToKnow Article on RUDOLPH I.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
count of Habsburg, and Hedwig, daughter of Ulrich count of Kyburg, was born at Limburg on the 1st of May 1218.
The support of Albert duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, and of Louis II.
Having detached Henry I. duke of lower Bavaria from his side, Rudolph compelled the Bohemian king to cede the four provinces in November 1276.
www.1911ency.org /R/RU/RUDOLPH_I_.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
LERMA, FRANCISCO DE SANDOVAL Y ROJAS, DUKE OF (1552–1625)
LIONEL CRANFIELD SACKVILLE, IST DUKE OF DORSET (1688-1765)
LIP (a word common in various forms, to Teutonic languages, cf Ger.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /LEO_LOB   (417 words)

  
 Timeline 1200 to 1299   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
1235 Sep 5, Henry I, duke of Brabant, died.
1263 In Lithuania King Mindaugas was assassinated along with his 2 sons by Duke Treniota.
1268 Oct 19, Konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, was beheaded.
www.timelines.ws /1200_1299.HTML   (10589 words)

  
 May 13 Events in History
May 13, 1110 Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath
May 13, 1106 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans
May 13, 641 Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon
www.brainyhistory.com /days/may_13.html   (2016 words)

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