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Promulgation of the 1549 Edict
- When
- 1549
- Where
- Holy Roman Empire
Charles V issued the Pragmatic Sanction, reorganizing the Seventeen Provinces into an indivisible territory while retaining local customs and laws.
The edict reorganized the Seventeen Provinces of the present-day Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg into one indivisible territory. It retained existing customs, laws, and forms of government within the provinces while streamlining succession law to ensure a single heir.
Sources
- Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-09
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