Imperial Flanders

proper noun

The (smaller) part of the countship of Flanders, east of the Scheldt (Escaut), for which the count did not pay homage as vassal of the French king but to the Holy Roman Emperor.

“Imperial Flanders included the early-medieval countship of Aalst (Alost).”

Opposite
Crown Flanders
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The (smaller) part of the countship of Flanders, east of the Scheldt (Escaut), for which the count did not pay homage as vassal of the French king but to the Holy Roman Emperor.

    Imperial Flanders included the early-medieval countship of Aalst (Alost).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
Crown Flanders

Translations

Dutch Rijksvlaanderen
  • Rijksvlaanderenpart of Flanders
French Flandre impériale
  • Flandre impérialepart of Flanders
German Reichsflandern
  • Reichsflandernpart of Flanders
Polish Flandria Cesarska
  • Flandria Cesarskapart of Flanders
Cite this entry
APA

Imperial Flanders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Imperial%20Flanders

MLA

“Imperial Flanders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Imperial%20Flanders. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Imperial Flanders,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Imperial%20Flanders.

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