Bruges Kontor and Hanseatic commerce in Flanders (c. 1280–1520)

1. Bruges becomes a key northern trade hub

   Jan 1, 1280Labels: Bruges, Zwin estuary

   • Britannica Hansa
   • Canon Flanders

2. Bruges kontor formally organized by statutes

   Oct 28, 1347Labels: Bruges kontor, Hanseatic League

   • Bruges Statutes
   • Kontor Bruges

3. Hanseatic blockade pressures Flanders and Bruges

   Jan 1, 1358Labels: Hanseatic League, Flanders

   • Kontor Bruges

4. Kontor temporarily relocates from Bruges to Dordrecht

   May 1, 1358Labels: Dordrecht, Hanseatic kontor

   • Kontor Bruges

5. Second relocation and embargo during Flemish unrest

   Jan 1, 1388Labels: Dordrecht, Teutonic Order

   • Kontor Bruges
   • Battle Roosebeke

6. Hanseatic privileges restored after 1388–1391 dispute

   Jan 1, 1391Labels: Hanseatic privileges, Bruges

   • Kontor Bruges

7. Bruges imposes cash-payment rules amid bullion shortage

   Sep 1, 1399Labels: Bruges ordinance, bullion shortage

   • Kontor Bruges

8. Bruges revolt disrupts commerce and pushes traders outward

   Jan 1, 1436Labels: Bruges revolt, Zwin

   • Canon Flanders
   • ORB Hanse

9. Last major Hanseatic embargo cycle against Flanders

   Jan 1, 1451Labels: Hanseatic League, Flanders embargo

   • Kontor Bruges

10. Kontor returns to Bruges after Utrecht interlude

    Aug 1, 1457Labels: Bruges, Utrecht

    • Kontor Bruges

11. Mary of Burgundy’s death shifts Flemish politics

    Mar 27, 1482Labels: Mary of, Flanders

    • Mary Burgundy
    • Hanse Bruges

12. Flemish revolts culminate in Maximilian’s imprisonment

    Feb 1, 1488Labels: Maximilian of, Bruges rebels

    • Flemish Revolts
    • Hanse Bruges

13. Treaty of Senlis settles Burgundian succession dispute

    May 23, 1493Labels: Treaty of, Burgundian succession

    • Britannica Senlis
    • Treaty Senlis

14. Hanseatic kontor moved from Bruges to Antwerp

    Jan 1, 1520Labels: Antwerp, Hanseatic kontor

    • Kontor Bruges
    • Britannica Hansa
    • ORB Hanse