Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day

Chapter 12

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Reaction after the death of Charles the Bold--The "Great Privilege" of Mary of Burgundy--Her marriage with Maximilian; its consequences--Conflict between Burgundian and Hapsburgian policies--Philip the Handsome--Margaret of Austria--Accession of Charles to the Empire--Projects of founding a separate kingdom--Margaret's second governorship.