Hanses
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Hanses
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- A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
- The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies.
- A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.
- The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages.
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