Seventeen Provinces

The Seventeen Provinces was a term used to describe the Spanish Netherlands before the Dutch Revolt, when they were at their largest extent. They covered most of the Low Countries, i.e., what is now the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and most of the French departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais (Artois).

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Which happened first?

• Seventeen Provinces began 2 years after Maravi
• Seventeen Provinces began 3 years before Tudor period
• Seventeen Provinces began 3 years before Taungoo dynasty
• Seventeen Provinces began 4 years before Principality of Bayreuth
• Seventeen Provinces began 4 years before Principality of Ansbach

Timeline

1. Maravicirca 1480 – 1870
2. Seventeen Provinces (this page)1482–1581
3. Taungoo dynasty1485 – March 23, 1752
4. Tudor period1485 – March 24, 1603
5. Principality of Ansbach1486–1806
6. Principality of Bayreuth1486 – June 30, 1810

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