French Netherlands

Some articles on french netherlands, french:

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk - Trivia
... The Kortrijk University houses the "Library of the French Netherlands (French Pays-Bas français Dutch Franse Nederlanden)", containing a collection regarding the literature and history of the French ...

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