Council of Troubles

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The Council of Troubles was a special tribunal established by the Spanish authorities in the Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.

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Council of Troubles canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extraordinary court
historical institution
special tribunal
alsoKnownAs Council of Blood
surface form: Bloedraad

Council of Blood
Raad van Beroerten
appliesTo political opponents of Spanish rule
supporters of the Dutch rebels
suspected heretics
appliesToJurisdiction Habsburg Netherlands
Seventeen Provinces
appointedBy Philip II of Spain
characterizedBy confiscation of property
harsh repression
mass trials
numerous death sentences
country Habsburg Netherlands
dissolvedOrAbolished 1570s
establishedBy Alba, Duke of Alba
surface form: Duke of Alba

Philip II of Spain
Spanish authorities
foundedBy Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
hasCause nobles' opposition to Spanish centralization
outbreak of the Dutch Revolt
spread of Protestantism in the Low Countries
hasChairperson Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
hasEffect increased resentment against Spanish rule
radicalization of opposition in the Netherlands
strengthening of the Dutch Revolt
hasPurpose repress the early Dutch Revolt
suppress political dissent
suppress religious dissent
historicalPeriod Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt

Eighty Years' War
inception 1567
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
Spanish
legalForm extraordinary criminal court
legalStatus instrument of royal absolutism
locatedIn Low Countries
Netherlands
operatedUnderAuthorityOf Philip II of Spain
partOf Spanish rule in the Netherlands
repression of the Dutch Revolt
significantEvent persecution of Protestants
trial of Counts of Egmont and Hoorn

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Alba, Duke of Alba implemented Council of Troubles
subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 followedBy Council of Troubles
Duke of Alba (governor-general) notableEvent Council of Troubles
Council of Blood alsoKnownAs Council of Troubles
Raad van Beroerten alsoKnownAs Council of Troubles