Bloedraad
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Bloedraad is the Dutch name for the Council of Blood, a notorious special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba in the 16th century to prosecute and suppress opposition in the Spanish Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloedraad canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
historical institution ⓘ special tribunal ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1560s
ⓘ
1570s ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
political opponents of Spanish rule
ⓘ
suspected heretics ⓘ suspected rebels ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityFrom | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1570s ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Duke of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
criminal justice
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Council of Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Bloedraad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Council of Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
notorious for cruelty
ⓘ
symbol of Spanish tyranny in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1567 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh repression
ⓘ
mass executions ⓘ political trials ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal commission of Philip II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Low Countries ⓘ |
| notableChairperson | Duke of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Hessels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luis de Requesens NERFINISHED ⓘ Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dutch nobles
ⓘ
Protestant communities in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish administration in the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
prosecution of rebels
ⓘ
repression of opposition ⓘ suppression of the Dutch Revolt ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict ⓘ |
| victim |
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ many suspected heretics ⓘ many suspected rebels ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.