Eighty Years' War

E2101

Dutch War of Independence revolt war

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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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Eighty Years' War canonical	172
Dutch Revolt	94
Eighty Years War	23
Eighty Years’ War	8
Tachtigjarige Oorlog	5
Eighty Years' War era	3
Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands	3
Dutch War of Independence	2
Battles of the Eighty Years' War	1
Duke of Alba's suppression of the Dutch Revolt	1
Dutch Revolt (early phase)	1
Dutch Revolt (early phases)	1
Dutch Revolt against Philip II of Spain	1
Dutch Revolt against Spain	1
Dutch–Spanish conflict in the Eighty Years' War	1
Eighty Years War at sea	1
Eighty Years' War prelude	1
Suppression of the Dutch Revolt	1
Wars of Religion in the Low Countries	1

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ

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

States Army of the Dutch Republic → activeDuring → 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 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → participatedIn → 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 ⓘ

Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Piet Hein → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War at sea

Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic → endedConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Twelve Years' Truce → partOfConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Twelve Years' Truce → hasCause → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Dutch–Portuguese War → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Five Articles of the Remonstrance → historicalContext → 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

Royal Netherlands Navy → hasHistoricalConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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