Eighty Years' War

E2101

The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch War of Independence ⓘ
revolt ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Revolt

Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Dutch War of Independence
belligerent Dutch rebels ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Spain

Seventeen Provinces ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
cause opposition to centralization by the Spanish crown ⓘ
religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics ⓘ
resistance to Spanish taxation ⓘ
conflictIn 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
endDate 1648 ⓘ
followedBy Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ
involvedEntity Dutch Republic ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
involvedPerson Alba, Duke of Alba ⓘ
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange ⓘ
Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
William I of Orange ⓘ
surface form: William the Silent
keyEvent Act of Abjuration ⓘ
Battle of Nieuwpoort ⓘ
Battle of the Downs ⓘ
Iconoclastic Fury ⓘ
Pacification of Ghent ⓘ
Siege of Breda ⓘ
Siege of Leiden ⓘ
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Münster

Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
Union of Utrecht ⓘ
location Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
partOf European wars of religion ⓘ
precededBy Italian Wars ⓘ
religiousContext Council of Trent ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Counter-Reformation

Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant Reformation
result Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Münster

independence of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
recognition of Dutch independence by Spain ⓘ
significance contributed to decline of Spanish hegemony in Europe ⓘ
laid foundations for the Dutch Republic as an independent state ⓘ
startDate 1568 ⓘ

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Referenced by (321)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch Republic → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Peace of Westphalia → ended → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Dutch West India Company → involvedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Eighty Years' War → alsoKnownAs → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Eighty Years' War → alsoKnownAs → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch War of Independence
Dutch Golden Age → hasCause → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Seventeen Provinces → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Seventeen Provinces → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years’ War
European wars of religion → hasPart → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
European wars of religion → hasPart → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Pacification of Ghent → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Pacification of Ghent → conflictContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Alba, Duke of Alba → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Philip II of Spain → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
William I of Orange → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Union of Utrecht → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Maurice of Nassau → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Maurice of Nassau → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Maurice of Nassau → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
William II, Prince of Orange → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years’ War
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Italian Wars → followedBy → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Synod of Dort → historicalPeriod → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Dutch colonial empire → notableConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Battle of the Downs → conflictOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Battle of the Downs → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Piet Hein → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Piet Hein → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War at sea
Twelve Years' Truce → partOfConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Twelve Years' Truce → hasCause → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Dutch–Portuguese War → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Dutch navy of the Republic → notableWar → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Act of Abjuration → partOfConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Siege of Leiden → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Siege of Leiden → conflictIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Battle of Nieuwpoort → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Battle of Nieuwpoort → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Amsterdam civic guard → historicalContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War