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Austrian Netherlands: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1713 - 1795

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Related Places

Luxembourg
Luxembourg
country, Europe
Belgium
Belgium
country, Europe

Key People

Portrait painting of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wearing a black and red military coat with medals and a sash, with St. Peter's Basilica visible in the background.
Joseph II
Holy Roman emperor
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa
Holy Roman empress
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Charles VI
Holy Roman emperor
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Louise Maximilienne Caroline, countess of Albany
Austrian noblewoman
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Charles de Croix, count von Clerfayt
Austrian field marshal
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Jean-Baptiste-Julien d’ Omalius d’Halloy
Belgian geologist
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Jan Frans Willems
Flemish poet and philologist
Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne, detail of a painting by Leclercq; in the collection of the Prince de Ligne, Beloeil, Belgium.
Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne
Belgian military officer and author
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Charles, prince of Lorraine and Bar
Austrian governor of The Netherlands