leroichevalier:→ Female Governors of the Spanish/Austrian Netherlands. The Governor (Dutch: Lan
leroichevalier:→ Female Governors of the Spanish/Austrian Netherlands. The Governor (Dutch: Landvoogd) or Governor-General (Gouverneur-Generaal) ruled the Habsburg Netherlands as a representative of the Counts of Burgundy (until 1549), the Kings of Castile (1556-1706), and the Archdukes of Austria (1716-1794). I have been inspired by my finales work for uni “The Royal power In Brussels during the modern times” and I realized that quite a lot of women ruled as Governor. -- source link
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