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The Old University of Leuven (or of Louvain) is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium ), in 1425.
Old University of Leuven. The Old University of Leuven (or Studium Generale Lovaniense) was founded in 1425 by Duke John IV of Brabant, the civil authorities of Brabant, as well as the municipal administration of the city of Leuven, despite the initial opposition of the chapter of Sint-Pieter.
May 28, 2024 · In recent years, the charter collection of the archives of the Old University of Leuven (1425-1797) has been fully restored and digitised. These documents provide a thorough insight into the functioning of and life at the early modern university.
Old University of Leuven. Introduction. Portrait of Pope Martin V (1368-1431) by an anonymous artist. The portrait is surrounded by biblical and allegorical figures. KU Leuven Libraries, Special Collections, PA03002. 9 December 1425: Pope Martin V issued a papal bull giving permission to found a university in Leuven.
In the 16th century, Leuven (Louvain) was the largest university after Paris, north of the Alps. Leuven also played a major international role in the earliest developments of typography and cartography, and in the introduction of Catholic reformation.
The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant, in 1425. The university was closed in 1797, a week after the cession to the French Republic of the Austrian Netherlands and the principality of Liège by the Treaty of Campo Formio.
University of Leuven or University of Louvain (French: Université de Louvain; Dutch: Universiteit Leuven) may refer to: Old University of Leuven (1425–1797) State University of Leuven (1817–1835)
