Crown Flanders

As Kronflandern in is historical science that part of the county of Flanders abbreviated, located within the territory of the French kingdom (ie the West Frankish kingdom ), d. H. west of the Scheldt , located where the French king was the supreme liege lord .

In contrast , the part of the county in the area of ​​the German Empire (east of the Scheldt ) that was created through expansion in the 11th century and was under the German king is known as the Reich Flanders .