Siege of Leiden
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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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beleg van Leiden | 1 |
| Ontzet van Leiden | 1 |
| Spanish siege of Leiden | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Beleg van Leiden
|
| associatedWith |
Geuzen
ⓘ
Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Habsburg Spain
ⓘ
States of Holland and West Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
States of Holland
Watergeuzen ⓘ |
| besiegingForce |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish royal army
|
| chronology |
follows Siege of Haarlem
ⓘ
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
|
| conflictIn |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Revolt
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfRelief | 1574-10-03 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1574 ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Dutch rebel defenders ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Willem van Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
William the Silent
|
| hasCasualties | severe famine among Leiden inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
granting of a university to Leiden
ⓘ
strengthening of Dutch resistance to Spanish rule ⓘ |
| hasTheme | struggle for religious and political freedom ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf |
University of Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
|
| isCommemoratedBy | Leidens Ontzet ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedOn | 3 October ⓘ |
| location |
County of Holland
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | Dutch national and local commemorations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
relief of Leiden by Dutch rebel forces
ⓘ
turning point in the Dutch Revolt ⓘ use of deliberate flooding to break the siege ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dutch rebels
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
major morale boost for the Dutch cause ⓘ |
| startDate | 1573 ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
inundation of surrounding polders
ⓘ
naval relief via flooded land ⓘ |
| yearOfUniversityCharter | 1575 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ontzet van Leiden
this entity surface form:
Beleg van Leiden
this entity surface form:
Spanish siege of Leiden