Union of Arras

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The Union of Arras was a 1579 alliance of several southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands that reconciled with King Philip II of Spain during the Dutch Revolt, marking a key step in the political and religious split of the Low Countries.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Dutch Revolt
historical treaty
political alliance
aimedAt defending Catholic religion
ending revolt against Philip II in the south
restoring traditional provincial privileges
chronologicallyRelatedTo Union of Utrecht
conflict Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt
country Habsburg Netherlands
date 1579
followedBy Treaty of Arras (1579)
follows Pacification of Ghent
Perpetual Edict (1577)
surface form: Perpetual Edict
geopoliticalResult division between northern and southern Netherlands
hasCause desire for peace with the Spanish crown
discontent with radical Calvinist influence in some provinces
hasEffect confirmation of Catholicism in the southern provinces
political split of the Low Countries
reconciliation with Philip II of Spain
religious split of the Low Countries
strengthening of Spanish royal authority in the south
hasLanguage Dutch
French
Latin
hasLocation Arras
County of Artois
Low Countries
namedAfter Arras
opposedTo Dutch rebels
Union of Utrecht
participant Douai
surface form: City of Douai

Lille
surface form: City of Lille

City of Orchies
County of Artois
County of Hainaut
southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands
partOf history of Belgium
history of the Netherlands
history of the Spanish Netherlands
politicalAlignment pro-Spanish
religion Roman Catholicism
signatory Catholic nobles of the southern Netherlands
representatives of Artois
representatives of Hainaut
signedFor Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
temporalContext Eighty Years' War

Referenced by (3)

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Pacification of Ghent followedBy Union of Arras
Pacificatione Gandavensi followedBy Union of Arras
Habsburg Netherlands significantEvent Union of Arras