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Hanseatic League

Hanseatic League

A Dictionary of World History | 2000 | Copyright

Hanseatic League An association of north German cities (Hanse Towns), formed in 1241 as a trading alliance. Cologne, which had enjoyed special trading privileges with England, was joined by other traders following an agreement between Hamburg and Lübeck (1241) and a Diet of 1260. The towns of the League dealt mainly in wool, cloth, linen, and silver. In the later Middle Ages the League, with about 100 member towns, was an independent political power with its own army and navy. It began to collapse in the early 17th century and only three major cities (Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck) remained in the League until it was finally broken up in the 19th century.
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Hanseatic League

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Hanseatic League Commercial union formed in 1241 by c.160 n German cities (Hanse towns), including Bremen, Cologne, Hamburg, and Lübeck. The League protected its merchants by controlling the trade routes from the Baltic region to the Atlantic. It began to decline in the late 15th century, with the opening up of the New World and aggressive trading by the British and Dutch.
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