Eighty Years' War

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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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John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg participantIn Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
House of Egmond associatedWithEvent Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Louis Boisot participatedIn Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Louis Boisot associatedWith Eighty Years' War
George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg participatedIn Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Sancho d'Avila participatedIn Eighty Years' War
Sancho d'Avila conflict Eighty Years' War
Sancho d'Avila conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Treaty of Arras (1579) hasContext Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Treaty of Arras (1579) hasContext Eighty Years' War
Eternal Edict mainSubject Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Eternal Edict conflictContext Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Protestant provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Protestant provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands significantEvent Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Protestant provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands significantEvent Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Council of Blood hasCause Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Council of Blood historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Council of Blood historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
Raad van Beroerten hasCause Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Raad van Beroerten historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
Raad van Beroerten historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Council of Troubles in the Netherlands historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Spanish Fury partOf Eighty Years' War
Spanish Fury conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Spanish Fury timePeriod Eighty Years' War
Spanish Road usedInConflict Eighty Years' War
Duke of Alba de Tormes associatedWithEvent Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Battle of Jemmingen partOf Eighty Years' War
Battle of Jemmingen conflict Eighty Years' War
Battle of Jemmingen partOfCampaign Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Duke of Alba's suppression of the Dutch Revolt
Battle of Jemmingen category Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Battles of the Eighty Years' War
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Eighty Years’ War
Dutch Tortuga (intermittently) relatedTo Eighty Years' War
Wilhelmus periodOfOrigin Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Wilhelmus historicalContext Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Eighty Years War
Wilhelmus historicalContext Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt against Spain
City of Groningen (Spanish-aligned) conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt
Ferdinand of Austria militaryConflict Eighty Years' War
John Casimir of Simmern participatedIn Eighty Years' War
Francis Vere conflict Eighty Years' War
Charles Fairfax participatedIn Eighty Years' War
Charles Fairfax conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch War of Independence
Beleg van Oostende conflict Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Tachtigjarige Oorlog
Beleg van Oostende partOf Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Tachtigjarige Oorlog
Geschichte des Abfalls der vereinigten Niederlande von der spanischen Regierung mainSubject Eighty Years' War
this entity surface form: Dutch Revolt