Act of Abjuration
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The Act of Abjuration was the 1581 declaration in which several Dutch provinces formally renounced their allegiance to King Philip II of Spain, effectively marking the birth of the independent Dutch Republic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
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historical document → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Plakkaat van Verlatinge
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
County of Flanders
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Drenthe → Duchy of Brabant → Friesland → Gelre → Groningen → Holland → Overijssel → Utrecht NERFINISHED → Zeeland → |
| archivedIn |
Dutch National Archives
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| comparedTo |
United States Declaration of Independence
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| country |
Low Countries
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| date |
1581-07-26
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| declaredIndependenceFrom |
Philip II of Spain
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Spanish Crown → |
| followedBy |
offer of sovereignty to the Duke of Anjou
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search for a new sovereign for the Netherlands → |
| genre |
political manifesto
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| governmentFormed |
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
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| hasLegalStatus |
foundational act of Dutch independence
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| hasPart |
formal renunciation clause
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list of grievances → preamble → |
| hasTopic |
right to depose a tyrant
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sovereignty of the people → |
| influenced |
later declarations of independence
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| inspiredBy |
political contract theory
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| language |
Dutch
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Latin → |
| legalNature |
formal renunciation of allegiance
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| partOfConflict |
Eighty Years War
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| place |
The Hague
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| predecessor |
Union of Utrecht
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| region |
Habsburg Netherlands
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| resultedIn |
de facto independence of the northern Netherlands
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foundation of the Dutch Republic → |
| signedByBody |
States General of the Netherlands
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| signedDuringReignOf |
Philip II of Spain
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| statedReason |
failure of the sovereign to protect his subjects
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tyranny of Philip II → violation of traditional rights and privileges → |
| subjectOf |
Dutch constitutional history
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| titleInDutch |
Plakkaat van Verlatinghe
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| year |
1581
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Habsburg Netherlands
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Seventeen Provinces → |
significantEvent |
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Union of Utrecht
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followedBy |
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Eighty Years' War
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keyEvent |
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County of Holland
("1581 (Act of Abjuration)")
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sovereignUntil |
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United Provinces
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startEvent |