HanseaticLeague

HanseaticLeague
Han·se·at·ic League (hăn'sē-ătʹĭk)
A former economic and defensive confederation of free towns in northern Germany and neighboring areas. Traditionally dated to a protective alliance formed by Lübeck and Hamburg in 1241, it reached the height of its power in the 14th century and held its last official assembly in 1669.

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