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The Low Countries are historically the region that comprises the current countries of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg - as well as the current French départements Nord and Pas de Calais, and small areas in current Germany (including Aachen). The historical formation of this region finds its source in Merovingian and Carolingian times.The political and economic development of its subregions are closely entertwined.
The objective of this project is to provide a structure for the identification and improvement of genealogical lines in this region - and specifically those of local nobility (dukes, counts, lords...).
Click here for an interesting map of the Low Countries (based on an original map published by Joan Blaeu in 1649), with indications of towns (clickable, to reveal old maps of those towns).
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