Similarly, counts of the very rich county of Flanders (at this stage, they were the dukes of Burgundy) used their position as top rank peers of France to establish a powerful state.
Sarnaselt kasutasid väga rikka Flandria krahvkonna krahvid (sel ajal olid need Burgundia hertsogid) oma positsiooni Prantsusmaa peeridena võimsa riigi rajamiseks.