Institution

Parliament of Mechelen

1473 · 15th century · Also known as Great Council of Mechelen

The Parliament of Mechelen was the supreme court established by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, at Mechelen in 1473 for his Low Countries lands. Abolished after his death in 1477, it was restored in 1504 as the Great Council of Mechelen, which served as the highest court of appeal of the Habsburg Netherlands until the end of the 18th century.

Parliament of Mechelen
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Parliament of Mechelen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/parliament-of-mechelen
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