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Austrian Netherlands
The
Austrian Netherlands
(; ; ) was the
Southern Netherlands
between 1714 and 1797. The period began with the acquisition of the territory by the
Habsburg Monarchy
under the
Treaty of Rastatt
in 1714 and lasted until its
annexation
during the aftermath of the
Battle of Sprimont
in 1794 and the
Peace of Basel
in 1795. Austria, however, did not relinquish its claim over the province until 1797 in the
Treaty of Campo Formio
. The Austrian Netherlands was a noncontiguous territory that consisted of what is now western
Belgium
as well as greater
Luxembourg
, bisected by the
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
. The dominant languages were
German
(including
Luxembourgish
),
Dutch
(
Flemish
), and
French
, along with
Picard
and
Walloon
.
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