County of Zeeland

County of Zeeland
Graafschap Zeeland (Dutch)
1012–1795
Coat of arms of Zeeland
Coat of arms
The County of Zeeland around 1350.
The County of Zeeland around 1350.
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1581/1648)
Province of the Dutch Republic (1581/1648-1795/)
CapitalMiddelburg
Common languagesDutch
Religion
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages, Renaissance, Modern
• Established
1012
• Held by Holland
1323
• To Burgundy
1432
• Joined Burgundian Circle
1512
• Part of Dutch Republic
1581
• Disestablished
1795
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Frisia
Batavian Republic

The County of Zeeland (Dutch: Graafschap Zeeland) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries and it later became one of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic. It covered an area in the Scheldt and Meuse delta roughly corresponding to the modern Dutch province of Zeeland. The County of Zeeland did not include the region of Zeelandic Flanders which was part of Flanders; conversely, the modern Province of Zeeland does not include Sommelsdijk, historically part of the County of Zeeland.