Austrian Netherlands

Austrian Netherlands
*Österreichische Niederlande* (German)
*Pays-Bas Autrichiens* (French)
*Oostenrijkse Nederlanden* (Dutch)
*Belgium Austriacum* (Latin)
Austrian Netherlands Österreichische Niederlande (German); Pays-Bas Autrichiens (French); Oostenrijkse Nederlanden (Dutch); Belgium Austriacum (Latin)
1714–1797
	Flag Coat of arms
	The Austrian Netherlands in 1789 Austrian Netherlands; Habsburg monarchy;
Status	Personal union of Imperial fiefs within Empire
Capital	Brussels
Common languages	German; French; (including Walloon, Picard and Champenois); Dutch; Latin;
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Governorate
Governor
• 1716–1724 (first)	Eugene Francis
• 1793–1794 (last)	Charles Louis
Plenipotentiary
• 1714–1716 (first)	Lothar Dominik
• 1793–1794 (last)	Franz Karl
Historical era	Early modern
• Treaty of Rastatt	7 March 1714
• Treaty of Fontainebleau	8 November 1785
• Brabant Revolution	1789–1790
• Battle of Sprimont	18 September 1794
• Treaty of Campo Formio	17 October 1797
Currency	Kronenthaler
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Spanish Netherlands
French First Republic
United Belgian States
Today part of	Netherlands; Belgium; Germany; Luxembourg;

The Austrian Netherlands was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The period began with the Austrian acquisition of the former Spanish Netherlands under the Treaty of Rastatt in 1714 and lasted until Revolutionary France annexed the territory during the aftermath of the Battle of Sprimont in 1794 and the Peace of Basel in 1795. Austria relinquished its claim on the province in 1797 by the Treaty of Campo Formio.

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