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What event marked the beginning of Habsburg rule in the Low Countries?

  • Battle of Waterloo

  • Death of Mary of Burgundy

  • Treaty of Utrecht

  • Peace of Westphalia

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The Habsburg rule in the Low Countries began with the death of Mary of Burgundy, the last Valois-Burgundy ruler, in 1482. Her husband, Maximilian I of Austria, took control of the region, marking the start of Habsburg rule.
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