Flanders
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Historical county in the Low Countries, one of the most important provinces of the Spanish Netherlands. Van der Burch's grandfather served as President of the Council of Flanders. Ghent is described as its jewel.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Van der Burch's grandfather was President of the Council of Flanders
"Your grandfather was President of the Council of Flanders"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Ghent described as the jewel of Flanders
"Ghent is the jewel of Flanders and Belgium"