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The prestige of Lugduni Batavorum is inextricably linked to the founding of Leiden University in 1575. Granted a charter by William the Silent during the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule, the university was intended as a reward for the city's heroic resistance during the Siege of Leiden.

The term translates to "Lugdunum of the Batavians." While "Lugdunum" was also the Roman name for Lyon, France, the addition of "Batavorum" specifically identified the settlement in the Rhine delta associated with the Germanic Batavi tribe. Uni.bat

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