Great Privilege

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Great Privilege was a 1477 constitutional charter that restored and guaranteed traditional rights and local autonomy to the provinces of the Burgundian Netherlands.

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Groot Privilege 2
Great Privilege canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional charter
historical legal document
alsoKnownAs Grand Privilège
Groot Privilege
linked to: Great Privilege
appliesTo Burgundian Netherlands
County of Flanders
County of Holland
County of Zeeland
linked to: province of Zeeland

Duchy of Brabant
other provinces of the Burgundian Netherlands
confirmed judicial autonomy of local courts
privileges of towns and cities
country Burgundian Netherlands
dateSigned 1477
follows centralizing policies of the Burgundian dukes
granted provincial States the right to approve taxation
grantedBy Mary of Burgundy
hasEffect increase of provincial particularism
weakening of Burgundian centralization
hasTopic decentralization of power
provincial privileges
urban liberties
influenced later constitutional developments in the Low Countries
isPartOf constitutional history of the Low Countries
jurisdiction provinces of the Burgundian Netherlands
language French
Middle Dutch
legalStatus charter of liberties
limited central authority of the sovereign
locationSigned Ghent
motivatedBy need for support of the provinces after death of Charles the Bold
precededBy reign of Charles the Bold
prohibited creation of new courts without provincial consent
relatedTo Burgundian Netherlands
Mary of Burgundy
States General of the Netherlands
required consent of provincial States for treaties
consent of provincial States for war declaration
restored local autonomy of the provinces
traditional rights of the provinces
signatory Mary of Burgundy
stipulated that high officials must be natives of the provinces
strengthened powers of the States General of the Netherlands
timePeriod 15th century

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Mary of Burgundy signedDocument Great Privilege
Great Privilege of 1477 alsoKnownAs Groot Privilege
linked to: Great Privilege
Great Privilege alsoKnownAs Groot Privilege
linked to: Great Privilege