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References
- ↑ Stein 2017, p. 87.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jackman 2013, p. 28.
Books
- Jackman, Donald C. (2013). Gerhard Flamens (Part Two). Editions Enlaplage. ISBN 9781936466641.
- Stein, Robert (2017). Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States: The Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands, 1380-1480. Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780198757108.
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