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Period: Apr 17, 1384 to Apr 18, 1482
Burgundian Netherlands
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Period: Apr 17, 1482 to Apr 18, 1581
Hapsburg Netherlands
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Apr 17, 1517
Protestants burned at stake
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Apr 17, 1556
Charles V gives Low Countries to Philip II
son of Charles V -
Apr 17, 1559
Margaret appointed Governor
sister of Philip II, resigned 1567 -
Aug 10, 1566
Iconoclasm
Desecration of Catholic Churches -
Apr 17, 1567
Philip II sends Duke of Alba
establishes Council of Troubles, aka Council of Blood -
Apr 17, 1568
William I of Orange leads revolt against Spanish
80 Years' War (Dutch Revolt) begins -
Apr 17, 1571
10% tax by Alba
tax on all sales, bad for economy -
Apr 17, 1576
Pacification of Ghent
17 provinces united, religious tolerance -
Apr 17, 1578
Duke of Parma sent to crush rebellion
Alexander Farnese
forced the Protestants out of southern 10 provinces -
Apr 17, 1579
Split North and South
Protestant North, Catholic South
Spanish Netherlands = Belgium -
Apr 17, 1581
Dutch declare independence
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Period: Apr 17, 1581 to
Dutch Republic
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Period: Apr 17, 1581 to
Spanish Netherlands
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William assassinated
by Balthasar Gerards -
Antwerp sacked by Duke of Parma
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Dutch East India Company formed
first official stock market -
New Amsterdam founded
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Maurice becomes prince
after first son of William -
Dutch West India Company formed
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Spanish recognize Dutch Independence
Peace of Munster, end war -
Period: to
1st Anglo-Dutch War
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Holland conquers Brazil
1630-1654 -
Holland sells Brazil to Portugal
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Period: to
2nd Anglo-Dutch War
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Period: to
3rd Anglo-Dutch War
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Period: to
War with France and Grand Alliance
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William of Orange becomes king of England
William III and Mary II -
Period: to
Austrian Netherlands
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Period: to
4th Anglo-Dutch War
over Dutch still trading with America during revolution -
Period: to
Batavian Republic
supported by French Revolution -
Dutch East Indies settled
Indonesia -
Period: to
Kingdom of Holland
Napoleon's satellite -
Period: to
Part of French Empire
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Period: to
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
with Belgium until 1830 -
Industrial Revolution Belgium
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Belgian rebellion from Netherlands
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Dutch women right to vote