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County of Zeeland (State of the Holy Roman Empire)

County of Zeeland
  • Coat of arms
  • Status – State of the Holy Roman Empire 
  • Capital City- Middelburg
  • Other Settlements –
  • Languages – Dutch
  • Religion(s) – Catholic Church, Protestantism
  • Government – Feudal monarchy
  • Legislature –
  • Current Ruler – Philip the Good
  • Other Notable residents –

The County of Zeeland is a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries.

The area has always been the prey of its stronger neighbors, the County of Holland, the County of Hainaut and the County of Flanders. Emperor Henry II the Saint enfeoffed the French count Baldwin IV of Flanders with Zeeland after which both counties were ruled in personal union, contested by northern Holland from the beginning. A war broke out between the counties, after which Count Floris III of Holland had to acknowledge the overlordship of Count Philip of Flanders in Zeeland. Count Floris IV of Holland reconquered Zeeland, which from the accession of Count Floris V, the son of William II of Holland was ruled in personal union by Holland.

1024px 1580 Zelandicarum v Deventer
County of Zeeland, Jacob van Deventer, around 1580.

Later within the Treaty of Paris between Flanders and Hainaut-Holland, the Count of Flanders reneged from claims on Zeeland and recognized the count of Holland as Count of Zeeland. Nevertheless, Zeeland remained a separate administrative unit, which in turn was under the administration of the counts of Holland. It was annexed by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good and became part of the Burgundian Netherlands.

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