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.

Maarten Tromp → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

William II, Prince of Orange → participantIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Suppression of the 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

Iron Duke → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years’ War

Brielle → playedRoleIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

County of Artois → playedRoleIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Cologne War → precededBy → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt (early phases)

Treaty of London (1604) → relatedConflict → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years’ War

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

States General of the Habsburg Netherlands → relatedTo → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

House of Nassau → roleIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

House of Nassau → roleIn → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

County of Holland → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Habsburg Netherlands → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

Orange-Nassau → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau

Seventeen Provinces → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Seventeen Provinces → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Stadtholder of Friesland → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Union of Brussels → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

United Provinces → significantEvent → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eighty Years War

Charlotte of Bourbon → supported → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Union of Arras → temporalContext → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt

Westphalia → warEndedByTreaties → Eighty Years' War ⓘ

Münster → warEndedByTreatiesSignedHere → Eighty Years' War ⓘ