Flanders (Chaos)

In 1297, King the Fair attacked Flanders. But, in 1302, Flemish citizens rose and massacred the French occupation troops, defeated them in the . The war went on until 1312, when Flanders and made peace; Flanders ceded its French-speaking parts.
In 1336, an uprising happened in Flanders, directed against unpopular count Ludwig II under brewer Jakob van Artevelde. During this time, Flanders became a quasi-republic.
Flanders joined the on 's side, playing a vital role: For example, in the sea 1344, English and Flemish defeated the French, so England now ruled the Channel and could land troops in . 1353, France had to make peace with England after the defeat in the . John of Montfort became duke of Brittany, England got all of Gascony (similar as in the peace of OTL 1360), and Flanders acquired the Artois.
In 1394/95, the hit the . Flanders, however, was lucky to be spared by the plague. Many persecuted Jews fled to Flanders.
Flanders also joined the . But in 1421, France made a separate peace with the Netherlands, giving Emperor Flanders, which was incorporated into the Netherlands, and thus ceased to have its own history.
France would not give up its claim for Flanders, however. In the of 1486-91, France took the Artois. In 1630-35, France and - fought the Netherlands in the . In the , the Dutch chose to keep their Caribbean colonies, giving Denmark-Braunschweig , and France got a good part of Flanders and all of Hennegau/Hainaut. As the Dutch say, now their Silver Age had also ended. After the , however, the old borders of the Netherlands were restored.
After the , France again took the disputed areas in 1729.