Twelve Years' Truce
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The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
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Target entity: Twelve Years' Truce Context triple: [Eighty Years' War, keyEvent, Twelve Years' Truce]
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Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
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Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Twelve Years' Truce Target entity description: The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
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A.
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
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B.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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C.
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
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D.
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceasefire
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peace agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ truce ⓘ |
| aim |
to explore possibilities for a lasting peace
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to suspend military operations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Twaalfjarig Bestand
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surface form:
Treuga duodecim annorum
Twaalfjarig Bestand ⓘ Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Years Truce
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| appliesToPeriod | 1609–1621 ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
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Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| diplomaticProcess | peace negotiations between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of Dutch Republic institutions
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de facto recognition of the Dutch Republic ⓘ economic recovery in the Low Countries ⓘ expansion of Dutch overseas trade ⓘ pause in the Eighty Years' War ⓘ suspension of hostilities between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| endDate | 1621-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
renewed phase of the Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
resumption of war in 1621 ⓘ |
| follows | early phases of the Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| hasCause | Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | international agreement ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Isabella Clara Eugenia
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surface form:
Archdukes Albert and Isabella
Dutch Republic ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ Philip III of Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ States General of the Netherlands ⓘ United Provinces ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Dutch independence
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European religious wars ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg–Dutch relations
balance of power in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
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| partOfConflict | Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| signedIn |
Antwerp
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The Hague ⓘ |
| significantEvent | temporary recognition of Dutch independence ⓘ |
| startDate | 1609-04-09 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Twelve Years' Truce Description of subject: The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
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