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Brabant, duchy of

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
former duchy, divided between Belgium ( Brabant and Antwerp provs.) and the Netherlands ( North Brabant prov.). Louvain , Brussels , and Antwerp were its chief cities. The duchy of Brabant emerged (1190) from the duchy of Lower Lorraine. In 1430 it passed to Philip the Good of Burgundy, and in 1477 it was taken by the Hapsburgs. (For the history of Brabant from 1477 to 1794 see Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish .) Like the rest of the S Low Countries, Brabant owed its extraordinary prosperity during the Middle Ages to its wool and other textile industries and to the commercial enterprise of the inhabitants of its cities and towns. Antwerp, its greatest city, was for a time the financial capital of Europe. The dukes of Brabant, who relied on the towns to finance their wars and luxurious lifestyles, granted them virtual self-government and an ever-increasing share in the management of the duchy. In 1356 this trend culminated in a charter of liberties known as the Joyeuse Entrée , so…
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Full text Article Brabant

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Feudal duchy, northwestern Europe. Located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands and central and northern Belgium, the region in the 9th century was part of the kingdom of Lotharingia. In the late 12th century it became independent; it finally passed to the house of Burgundy in 1430. …
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Full text Article Brabant

From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Old duchy of the Netherlands, covering territory of what is now S Netherlands and cen. and N Belgium. Province, cen. Belgium; split bet. Flanders and Wallonia regions; one of Belgium's most densely populated provinces; rivers Senne, Dijle, Demer. Formerly, part of the old duchy of Brabant; overrun…
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Full text Article Flemish Brabant

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Province of Belgium, part of the Dutch-speaking Flemish community and region, bounded by Antwerp to the north, Limbourg and Liège to the east, Walloon Brabant and Hainaut to the south, and East Flanders to the west; area 2,106 sq km/813 sq mi; population (2003 est) 1,025,800. Contained within its…
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Full text Article Walloon Brabant

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Province of Belgium, part of the French-speaking Walloon community and region, bordered by Flemish Brabant to the north and Liége, Namur, and Hainaut to the south; area 1,091 sq km/421 sq mi; population (2007 est) 370,500. The province was created in 1995 when the province of Brabant was divided…
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Full text Article North Brabant

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(brӘbănt'), Du. Noordbrabant , province (1994 pop. 2,259,800), c.1,920 sq mi (4,970 sq km), S Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the south and on Germany in the east. The capital is 's Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch); other cities include Tilburg , Eindhoven , and Breda . The province has fertile soil…
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Full text Article Brabant

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(Fr. bräbäN', Du. bräbänt'), former province, central Belgium. The region is drained by the Dijle, Senne, and Demer rivers. Much of its soil is fertile and under cultivation, and industry is prevalent. Belgian Brabant occupies the southern part of the former duchy of Brabant . In 1995 it was split…
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Full text Article Brabant, duchy of

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
former duchy, divided between Belgium ( Brabant and Antwerp provs.) and the Netherlands ( North Brabant prov.). Louvain , Brussels , and Antwerp were its chief cities. The duchy of Brabant emerged (1190) from the duchy of Lower Lorraine. In 1430 it passed to Philip the Good of Burgundy, and in 1477…
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Full text Article Brabant, Duchy of

From Chambers Dictionary of World History
Brabant is now the name of a province in the northern part of Belgium, and also of a province in the Netherlands (Noord-Brabant), but in the Middle Ages it was a powerful duchy covering both those areas and also the present Belgian province of Antwerp. Its nucleus was originally the County of Leuven…
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Full text Article North Brabant

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Largest province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, lying between the Maas River (Meuse) and Belgium; area 4,940 sq km/1,907 sq mi; population (2007 est) 2,420,600. The capital is 's-Hertogenbosch . Industries include brewing, tobacco, engineering, microelectronics, and…
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Full text Article Siger de Brabant

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born 1240, duchy of Brabant—died between 1281 and 1284, Orvieto, Tuscany) French philosopher. He taught at the University of Paris and was a leader of the school of radical Aristotelianism. From c. 1260 he and others gave lectures on the works of Greek, Arabic, and medieval philosophers without…
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