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.
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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.