Southern Netherlands
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The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain and late
"Catholic Belgium" (Tobias Mayer, 1747); including United Provinces–controlled Generality Lands and territories which fell to the Kingdom of France in 1659–1678 while excluding the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Silver florin of Emperor Charles V with the coat of arms of the House of Burgundy (Low Countries, etc.) c. 1553.
Velázquez portrait of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, son of Philip III of Spain, Governor General of the Low Countries at age 25, in 1634, until his death in 1641.
Portrait of a patriot from Antwerp, commemorating the uprising against Joseph II
United Belgian States
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The United Belgian States, also known as the United States of Belgium, was a short-lived confederal republic in the Southern Netherlands established under the Brabant Revolution. It existed from Janua
The Battle of Turnhout, 27 October 1789
The Battle of Falmagne, 22 September 1790
Joannes van Deutecum Leo Belgicus 1650 published by Claes Jansz Visscher Amsterdam