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Encyclopedia > Pragmatic Sanction of 1549

The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 was an edict, promulgated by The Emperor Charles V reorganizing the Seventeen Provinces. It was Charles V's plan to centralize the administrative units of Holy Roman Empire. The Netherland and The United Provinces were carved out of the Holy Roman Empire. The Seventeen Provinces were fiefs either of the Holy Roman Empire or of the kingdom of France, united under the rule of the Dukes of Burgundy, hence the name Burgundian Netherlands. The Pragmatic sanction transformed this agglomeration of lands into a unified entity, of which the Habsburgs would be the heirs. A pragmatic sanction is a sovereigns solemn decree on a matter of primary importance and has the force of fundamental law. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Aragon and Castile. ... The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 16th century, roughly covering the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France (Artois, Nord) and a small part of Germany. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... The following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy Richard of Autun, the Justicier (880–921) Rudolph of Burgundy (king of France from 923) (921–923) Hugh the Black (923–952) Gilbert of Chalon (952–956) Odo of Paris (956-965) Otto-Henry the Great... In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands refers to the period when the dukes of Burgundy ruled the area, as well as Luxembourg and northern France from 1384 to 1477. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...


After Charles' abdication, the Seventeen Provinces passed to his son Philip II of Spain. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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pragmatic sanction: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1069 words)
The so-called Pragmatic Sanction of Louis IX, purporting to have been issued in March 1269, regarding various clerical reforms, was a forgery fabricated in the 15th century.
The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549, issued by Charles V, established the Seventeen Provinces as an entity separate from the Empire and from France.
The Pragmatic Sanction of Naples, issued October 6 1759, by King Charles III of Spain, governed the succession to the thrones of Naples, Sicily, and Spain, and forbade the union of Naples and the Two Sicilies.
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (160 words)
The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 was an edict, promulgated by The Emperor Charles V reorganizing the Seventeen Provinces.
The Seventeen Provinces were fiefs either of the Holy Roman Empire or of the kingdom of France, united under the rule of the Dukes of Burgundy, hence the name Burgundian Netherlands.
The Pragmatic sanction transformed this agglomeration of lands into a unified entity, of which the Habsburgs would be the heirs.
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