Seventeen Provinces

Zeventien Provinciën Diecisiete Provincias Siebzehn Provinzen Dix-sept Provinces The Seventeen Provinces
1482–1581
Flag
Map of the Provinces
Status	States of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Brussels
Common languages	Dutch, Low Saxon, Frisian, Walloon, Luxembourgish, French
Religion	Roman Catholic (official) After 1530s Protestantism and Anabaptism (inside northern areas, minority, unofficial)
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1482
• Joined Burgundian Circle	1512
• Dutch declaration of independence	July 26 1581
ISO 3166 code	NL
Preceded by Succeeded by Burgundian Netherlands Dutch Republic Spanish Netherlands

The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century. The lands were about the same as the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France (Artois, French Flanders), and a small part of Western Germany.

The Seventeen Provinces were first held by the Dukes of Burgundy of the House of Valois. Later they were held by the Habsburgs. From 1512 the Provinces formed the major part of the Burgundian Circle.