Siege of Leiden
E26504
The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Leiden canonical | 6 |
| Relief of Leiden | 5 |
| Beleg van Leiden | 1 |
| Ontzet van Leiden | 1 |
| Siege of Leiden 1573–1574 | 1 |
| Spanish siege of Leiden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Leiden Context triple: [Eighty Years' War, keyEvent, Siege of Leiden]
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A.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Dutch–Portuguese War
The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
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War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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E.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Leiden Target entity description: The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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A.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Dutch–Portuguese War
The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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C.
Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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E.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Eighty Years' War
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military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Leiden
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surface form:
Beleg van Leiden
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| associatedWith |
Geuzen
ⓘ
Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Habsburg Spain
ⓘ
States of Holland and West Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
States of Holland
Watergeuzen ⓘ |
| besiegingForce |
Spanish Army
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surface form:
Spanish royal army
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| chronology |
follows Siege of Haarlem
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precedes Siege of Zierikzee ⓘ |
| commander |
Francisco de Valdez
ⓘ
Jan van der Does ⓘ Louis Boisot ⓘ Luis de Requesens ⓘ Willem van Nassau ⓘ
surface form:
William the Silent
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| conflictIn |
Eighty Years' War
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surface form:
Dutch Revolt
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| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfRelief | 1574-10-03 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1574 ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Dutch rebel defenders ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Willem van Nassau
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surface form:
William the Silent
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| hasCasualties | severe famine among Leiden inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
granting of a university to Leiden
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strengthening of Dutch resistance to Spanish rule ⓘ |
| hasTheme | struggle for religious and political freedom ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
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| isCommemoratedBy | Leidens Ontzet ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedOn | 3 October ⓘ |
| location |
County of Holland
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Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Leiden ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | Dutch national and local commemorations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
relief of Leiden by Dutch rebel forces
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turning point in the Dutch Revolt ⓘ use of deliberate flooding to break the siege ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dutch rebels
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Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant-Catholic conflict in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| result | Dutch victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Holland as a rebel stronghold
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major morale boost for the Dutch cause ⓘ |
| startDate | 1573 ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
inundation of surrounding polders
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naval relief via flooded land ⓘ |
| yearOfUniversityCharter | 1575 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Leiden Description of subject: The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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