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Subjects' strategies against lordship in Burgundian and Habsburg Flanders.

From the thirteenth until the 18th century, the county of Flanders knew a special citizen status for rural residents. Country dwellers, normally residing under the jurisdiction and fiscality of lordships, could register themselves as external citizens or ' outburghers'. Outburghership has primarily...

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Published in:Rural History Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 314 - 342
Main Author: De Waele, Tom
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Oct2024
Subjects:
Nation building
Cities & towns
Eighteenth century
Urban studies
Status (Law)
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