As for Burgundy, it finally disappeared between France and Austria in 1493, when the Duke of Burgundy had died without an heir. Essentially, it should all have

As for Burgundy, it finally disappeared between France and Austria in 1493, when the Duke of Burgundy had died without an heir. Essentially, it should all have gone to France, but King Louis XI gave the non-French part to Austria to secure an invasion of Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Senlis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Senlis Italy was much more rich than the Low Countries were.