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west-friselandt_a and_o groningen_n make_v now_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o renown_a confederate_n and_o unite_a state_n of_o the_o netherlands_o the_o kingdom_n of_o burgundy_n this_o 21._o kingdom_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o person_n of_o charles_n son_n to_o the_o emperor_n lotharius_n and_o brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n the_o second_o &_o to_o lotharius_n king_n of_o austrasia_n or_o lorraine_n who_o share_n it_o be_v of_o the_o french_a dominion_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o emperor_n lotharius_n make_v betwixt_o he_o &_o his_o other_o brethren_n it_o contain_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ancient_a kingdom_n of_o the_o burgundian_n occasion_v the_o name_n together_o with_o provençe_n it_o comprehend_v now_o beside_o provençe_n the_o dukedom_n &_o free_a county_n of_o burgundy_n savoy_n daulphinye_a lionois_n &_o the_o confederacy_n of_o the_o swisser_n it_o lay_v divide_v from_o germany_n by_o the_o rhijn_n from_o italy_n by_o the_o alps_n from_o 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after_o the_o decease_n of_o their_o brother_n
that_o earldom_n &_o now_o incorporate_v with_o france_n by_o earl_n philip_n unto_o philip_n augustus_n french_a king_n with_o isabel_n of_o hainault_n daughter_n unto_o his_o sister_n margaret_n and_o bauldwin_n the_o six_o earl_n of_o hainault_n wife_n to_o philip_n augustus_n lewis_n the_o eight_o french_a king_n son_n to_o philip_n augustus_n &_o isabel_n decease_a bequeath_v this_o country_n unto_o his_o young_a son_n robert_n to_o be_v hold_v with_o this_o stile_n under_o the_o fief_n &_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n create_v first_o earl_n of_o artois_n by_o his_o brother_n lewis_n the_o nine_o french_a king_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o margaret_n heir_n of_o the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n &_o austria_n unto_o lewis_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o flanders_n it_o descend_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o flanders_n carry_v afterward_o to_o those_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n &_o austria_n wherein_o now_o it_o continue_v the_o prince_n follow_v robert_n the_o 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