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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bart, post: 266413, member: 5580&quot;]During the Middle Ages, Gelderland (or Gelre) was a duchy. It became part of the Burgundian lands and, after the marriage of Maria of Burgundy with Maximilian of Habsburg, it was owned (as most of the Netherlands) by the Habsburg family.</p><p>After the secession of the Northern Netherlands from Spain (ruled at that time by Philip II of Habsburg), it became one of the 7 Provinces of the Dutch Republic. Still, the province called itself a duchy. So, on all the Gelderland coins you can find de abbreviations D or DUC for DUCATUS GELRIAE or Duchy of Gelderland.</p><p>At the moment, Gelderland still is a province of the kingdom of the Netherlands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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