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.

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

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Amsterdam civic guard → historicalContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

Counter-Remonstrants → historicalContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Five Articles of the Remonstrance → historicalContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Hainaut → historicalEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → historicalEventAssociation → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Council of Troubles → historicalPeriod → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Council of Troubles → historicalPeriod → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Northern Netherlands → historicalPeriod → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years' War era

Synod of Dort → historicalPeriod → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Dutch West India Company → involvedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Habsburg Spain → involvedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares → involvedInConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Owen Roe O'Neill → militaryConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Maurice of Nassau → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Willem van Nassau → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Willem van Nassau → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

William I of Orange → movement → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Dutch colonial empire → notableConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Duke of Alba (governor-general) → notableEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Duke of Alba (governor-general) → notableEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

John of Austria (the Elder) → notableEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Dutch navy of the Republic → notableWar → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Balthasar Gérard → opponentOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Battle of Nieuwpoort → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Pacification of Ghent → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Siege of Breda → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Siege of Leiden → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Siege of Ostend → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

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

Union of Brussels → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Union of Utrecht → partOf → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

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

this entity surface form: Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands

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

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

this entity surface form: Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands

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

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

this entity surface form: Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands

Act of Abjuration → partOfConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

Pacificatione Gandavensi → partOfConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Antonio de Oquendo → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Balthasar Gérard → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Balthasar Gérard → 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