56 - Trying to Geld Guelders

History of the Netherlands by Republic of Amsterdam Radio

Jan 14, 202652:45Society & Culture

Around the same time that Friesland succumbed to the rule of a foreign prince in 1498, the Duchy of Guelders was also engulfed by a struggle against Habsburg domination. Charles of Egmont and Emperor Maximilian both cont...

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