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Provintie van Vlaenderen eenen onafhangelyken Staet te zyn, en 't eenemael ontrokken aen de getrouwigheyd en gehoorzaemheyd van den Keyzer Joseph den II., Graeve van Vlaenderen, en van het Huys van
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Bediende, wie die ook wezen mogten, vry en ontlast van alle aengegaen en schuldige verbintenissen; en verders ontslagen van allen eed aen den vervallen Grave van Vlaenderen
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Encarta-encyclopedie
Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. "Brabantse Omwenteling. §4. De mislukking van de Verenigde Belgische Staten". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.
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Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. "Brabantse Omwenteling. §3. De opstand". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.
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Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. "Brabantse Omwenteling. §1. Oorzaken". Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum.
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