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Lordship of Groningen Heerlijkheid Groningen Hearlikheid Grinslân
1536–1594
Capital	Groningen
Government	Heerlijkheid
History
• Battle of Heiligerlee	August 5, 1536
• Established	1536
• Disestablished	1594
Succeeded by Stad en Lande
Today part of	Groningen

TheLordship of Groningen (Dutch:Heerlijkheid Groningen;West Frisian:Hearlikheid Grinslân) was alordship under the rule of theHouse of Habsburg between 1536 and 1594, which is the present-day province ofGroningen.^[1]

A distinction must be made between theCity of Groningen and the surrounding countryside, known as theOmmelanden. The city of Groningen had already gained its independence from its formal landlord, theBishop of Utrecht in the 12th century.^[1] The Ommelanden, together with their Frisian neighbours, enjoyed theFrisian freedom and had never had a Lord.^[2][3] Therefore, before 1536, the concept of aLord of Groningen had never existed.

After the Habsburg victory in theBattle of Heiligerlee during theGuelders Wars, the city of Groningen and the Ommelanden came under the rule ofCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor.^[1][4] They were joined in theLordship of Groningen and ruled by aStadtholder, but with preservation of their ancient rights and privileges. Because of the predominant position of the city, the union was never very successful. In 1548 the Lordship of Groningen became part of theBurgundian Circle.^[4][5]

When theUnion of Utrecht was signed in 1579, the Lordship of Groningen also joined. But there was much more enthusiasm in the Ommelanden, who saw this as an opportunity to regain their independence from the city, than in Groningen itself.^[6] In March 1580, StadtholderGeorge van Lalaing succeeded in convincing the city of Groningen to leave the Union of Utrecht and to remain loyal to the King of Spain.^[6][1] The city now became a northern bastion for the Spanish in theEighty Years' War, but they lost more and more territory until the city was taken in thesiege in 1594.^[7][8][9]

The lordship was abolished but the city and the Ommelanden remained united in one province.^[6] Groningen and the Ommelanden became part of theRepublic of the Seven United Netherlands.

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