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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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dutch Revolt	33
Eighty Years War	7
Eighty Years’ War	3
Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands	3
Dutch Revolt (early phases)	1
Dutch War of Independence	1
Eighty Years War at sea	1
Eighty Years' War era	1
Suppression of the Dutch Revolt	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 (132)

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

States Army of the Dutch Republic → activeDuring → 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

County of Nassau-Dillenburg → associatedWith → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Lordship of Utrecht → associatedWithConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Northern Netherlands → associatedWithEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Northern Netherlands → associatedWithEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Leidens Ontzet → commemorates → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Army of Flanders → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Battle of Nieuwpoort → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Dutch Republic → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Frederick Henry → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Iberian Union → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Maurice of Nassau → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Philip II of Spain → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Piet Hein → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War at sea

siege of 's-Hertogenbosch → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch

Siege of Groningen (1594) → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Spanish Fury (1576) in Antwerp → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Staatse leger → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Union of Arras → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Union of Brussels → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

siege and capture of Antwerp (1585) → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

siege and capture of Tournai (1581) → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

siege of Maastricht (1632) → conflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Pacification of Ghent → conflictContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Perpetual Edict (1577) → conflictContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Siege of Breda → conflictIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Siege of Leiden → conflictIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Slag bij de Downs → conflictIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Battle of the Downs → conflictOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Siege of Ostend → conflictOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 → contributedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Lordship of Utrecht → endEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Peace of Westphalia → ended → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) → event → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Italian Wars → followedBy → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Dutch Golden Age → hasCause → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

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

Royal Netherlands Navy → hasHistoricalConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

European wars of religion → hasPart → Eighty Years' War ⓘ