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    Hanseatic League

    1200s–1669 trade confederation in Northern Europe

    The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the Netherlands in the west, and extended inland as far as Cologne, the Prussian regions and Kraków, Poland. The League began as a collection of loosely associated groups of German traders and towns aiming to expand their commercial interests, including protection against robbery. Over time, these arrangements evolved into the League, offering traders toll privileges and protection on affiliated territory and trade routes. Economic interdependence and familial connections among merchant families led to deeper political integration and the reduction of trade barriers. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Learn about the Hanseatic League, a medieval organization of northern German towns and merchant communities that dominated trade in northern Europe. Find out how it protected, organized, and controlled commerce by winning privileges and monopolies and by building lighthouses.
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    The red gonfalone remained in use in addition to these flags. The oldest Hanseatic flag is the plain red banner used by Hamburg. Hanseatic flags were mostly red-white and some featured symbols, such as crosses. Many cities that were members of the Hanseatic league continue to use red and white as their city colours today.
  4. britannica.com

    Hanseatic League - Medieval Trade, German Cities, Baltic Sea: The Hanseatic League was now in existence. Its existence and its importance were based on the fact that the league controlled, by virtue of vigorous action and geographical position, the main currents of northern trade. These ran from the economically advanced and populous west—with its large markets for raw materials, its large ...
  5. thevikingherald.com

    May 19, 2024This was the death knell for the Hanseatic League, though it would take almost two centuries for its influence to wane in Scandinavia. The personal union of the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian crowns, under Eric of Pomerania, lasted until its dissolution in 1523 and took influence from the Hanseatic League.
  6. library.fiveable.me

    The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and towns in Northwestern and Central Europe that existed from the late 12th century until the 17th century. It played a significant role in facilitating trade across the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, connecting various regions in Asia, North Africa, and Europe during the early fourteenth century.
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