Union of Utrecht
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The Union of Utrecht was a 1579 treaty uniting several northern Dutch provinces into a defensive alliance that became the constitutional foundation of the Dutch Republic.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Groningen joined the Union of Utrecht | 0 | 1 |
| Unie van Utrecht | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding document
→
historical treaty → political alliance → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Union of Utrecht
→
surface form:
Unie van Utrecht
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Netherlands → |
| country | Habsburg Netherlands → |
| countryCreated |
Dutch Republic
→
surface form:
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
|
| created |
States General of the Netherlands
→
surface form:
States General of the Netherlands as common institution
|
| dateSigned | 1579-01-23 → |
| dissolvedBy |
Batavian Republic
→
surface form:
Batavian Revolution
|
| established | loose confederation of provinces → |
| followedBy | Act of Abjuration → |
| hasEffect |
constitutional basis of the United Provinces
→
foundation of the Dutch Republic → |
| hasPurpose |
defensive alliance against Spanish rule
→
political union of northern provinces → |
| hasShortDescription | 1579 treaty uniting northern Dutch provinces in a defensive alliance → |
| influenced | constitutional development of the Dutch Republic → |
| inForceUntil | 1795 → |
| inspiredBy | earlier provincial alliances in the Low Countries → |
| language |
Dutch
→
Latin → |
| legalStatus | constitutional charter of the Dutch Republic → |
| limitedPowersOf | central government → |
| locationSigned | Utrecht → |
| opposedBy |
Philip II of Spain
→
Habsburg Spain →
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
|
| partOf |
Eighty Years' War
→
surface form:
Dutch Revolt
|
| predecessor | Pacification of Ghent → |
| presentDayLocation | Netherlands → |
| religiousPolicy |
provincial freedom of religion
→
toleration for different Christian denominations → |
| reservedPowersTo | provincial estates → |
| signatory |
City of Bruges
→
Ghent →
surface form:
City of Ghent
Second Battle of Ypres →
surface form:
City of Ypres
County of Holland → Zeeland →
surface form:
County of Zeeland
Drenthe, Netherlands →
surface form:
Drenthe
Duchy of Guelders → Lordship of Friesland → Lordship of Groningen → Lordship of Utrecht → Overijssel → |
| significantFor | emergence of Dutch independence from Spain → |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | federal republic → |
| yearSigned | 1579 → |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unie van Utrecht
this entity surface form:
Groningen joined the Union of Utrecht