In 1548, Charles granted the Netherlands status as an entity in which many of the laws of the Holy Roman Empire became obsolete. The "Transaction of Augsburg" created the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire, which comprised the Netherlands and Franche-Comté. A year later the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 stated that the Seventeen Provinces could only be passed on to his heirs as a composite entity.
In 1548 Charles granted the Netherlands status as an entity in which many of the laws of the Holy Roman Empire became obsolete The "Transaction of Augsburg" created the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire which comprised the Netherlands and Franche-Comté A year later the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 stated that the Seventeen Provinces could only be passed on to his heirs as a composite entity