 In 1648 Veghel became part of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.As a former part of the Duchy of Brabant, Veghel is situated in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch.As a Catholic town, Veghel (like all the other areas of Brabant and Limburg which were transferred to the Netherlands by the Peace of Westphalia) suffered economic and religious oppression from the Protestant Dutch and was part of the military buffer zone of the Dutch Republic.