additionnels

Updated: July 25, 2026

During the last years of the Spanish régime, frequent riots broke out in Brussels because, after the accidental collapse of a tower containing old documents, the people had been able to read again the Grand Privilege of Mary of Burgundy, granted two centuries before. After long delays, the governor had finally to enforce severe regulations, known as "réglements additionnels."

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