Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch

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The Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch (Dutch pronunciation: [mɛiəˈrɛi vɑn ˌsɛrtoːɣə(m)ˈbɔs]; Dutch for "Bailiwick of 's-Hertogenbosch") was one of the four parts of the Duchy of Brabant, the others being the Margraviate of Antwerp, the County of Brussels and the County of Leuven/Louvain. Located in the current-day Netherlands, it acquired its name from the bailiff of 's-Hertogenbosch, who administered the area in the name of the Dukes of Brabant. The Meierij roughly corresponds to the larger province of North Brabant.

The capital city of North Brabant and the most important city of the bailiwick is 's-Hertogenbosch (Dutch for 'the Duke's Forest'), also known as Den Bosch ('The Forest') or Bois-le-Duc (French name). Other parts of the bailiwick are the so-called Vier Kwartieren (four quarters):

• Oisterwijk kwartier (with main city Oisterwijk)
• Kempenland kwartier (with main city Oirschot and later Eindhoven)
• Peelland kwartier (with main city Sint Oedenrode)
• Maasland kwartier (with main city Oss)

In the northeast of the bailiwick there were some free lands which were also connected to the Meierij:

• Land of Cuijk
• County of Megen
• Land of Ravenstein
• Barony of Boxmeer
• Territory Gemert (belonging to the Teutonic order)
• Land of Bokhoven

In the south, the nowadays Belgian town of Lommel belonged to the bailiwick, while the village of Luyksgestel belonged to the Prince-bishopric of Liège. In 1807 these areas were exchanged.