Perhaps Batavia? Spain itself is already based on the Roman era name of Hispania, so it's an option. Flanders could also work just as well
Why Belgium?Belgium.
I see, so there’s no other possible name for it?Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.
What would it be called then? If it included what became the Spanish Netherlands either before the Dutch revolt or after it.Belgica included only Flanders, and no Belgae lived on the other side of the Maas, so no, it wouldn't be called Belgium.
What would it be called then? If it included what became the Spanish Netherlands either before the Dutch revolt or after it.
Interesting, and if this is post the eighty years war perhaps during the 1800sDepends on whether there's a war of independence, since the North and Amsterdam was less prosperous than the South (modern day Belgium roughly) before the blockade of the Schelde during the 80 years war. Most likely, it'd just be called "The low countries" at first, since that's what the region has been called for a long time. This name IOTL eventually morphed into "The Netherlands", so it might just be the same name as OTL Netherlands in the end.
Okay interesting, so the kingdom itself would likely be kingdom of Brabant?The whole region has been called the Netherlands, Low Countries, ever since the beginnings of Burgundian control. That's why appellations such as Spanish, Austrian, and United (Provinces of) were added when control was divided.
So an independent Netherlands that isn't the UPN or otherwise republican will probably be named after the dynasty in control.
Naming the dynasty will depend on titles and politics. A cadet Habsburg line would probably be the House of Brabant or Lothier.
Was England the Kingdom of Anjou?Okay interesting, so the kingdom itself would likely be kingdom of Brabant?
Was England the Kingdom of Anjou?
Just pointing out that the House name doesn't automatically become the name of the realm, France wasn't the Kingdom of Valois despite being a Valoisian Kingdom.No, though Brabant was a part of the Netherlands, Anjou was governed independently of England aha.