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The Dutch Revolt

The document summarizes the key events of the Dutch Revolt from the 1550s to the 1650s. It began when Charles V abdicated in 1555 and was succeeded by Phillip II, whose harsh laws against Protestants led to iconoclasm and uprisings in the 1560s. In the 1570s, the Dutch defeated Spanish troops on ice skates and the "Iron Duke" left the Netherlands. The northern provinces declared independence in 1581 while the southern provinces remained loyal to Spain. After 80 years of fighting and the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the Republic of the Seven United Provinces gained authoritative recognition, ending the revolt, though the southern provinces stayed under Spanish rule.

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The Dutch Revolt

The document summarizes the key events of the Dutch Revolt from the 1550s to the 1650s. It began when Charles V abdicated in 1555 and was succeeded by Phillip II, whose harsh laws against Protestants led to iconoclasm and uprisings in the 1560s. In the 1570s, the Dutch defeated Spanish troops on ice skates and the "Iron Duke" left the Netherlands. The northern provinces declared independence in 1581 while the southern provinces remained loyal to Spain. After 80 years of fighting and the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the Republic of the Seven United Provinces gained authoritative recognition, ending the revolt, though the southern provinces stayed under Spanish rule.

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THE DUTCH REVOLT

1550'S
1555= CHARLES V ABDICATES,
PHILLIP THE SECOND BECOMES KING

1560'S
1566=WHEN WILLEM AND OTHER
NOBLES BEGGED PHILLIP TO RELAX OR
ABOLISH THE HARSH LAWS AGAINST
PROTESTANTS. ICONOCLASM IN THE
YEAR (THE DRAMATIC YEAR)
1568= “IRON DUKE” OF ALVA ARRIVES IN THE
NETHERLANDS AND SETS UP THE COUNCIL OF
BLOOD

1570'S
1572= THE DUTCH DEFEATED THE
SPANISH TROOPS DURING THE WINTER
ON ICE SKATES
1573= THE IRON DUKE LEFT THE
NETHERLANDS AFTER ALMOST 7 YEARS OF
FIGHTING.(HE DIDN’T STOP THE REVOLT)
1579= THE SOUTHERN
PROVINCES(MODERN-DAY BELGIUM)
PLEDGED LOYALTY TO PHILLIP AND
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

1580'S
1581= THE NORTHERN PROVINCES DECLARED
INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, RESULTING IN THE
FORMATION OF THE SEVEN UNITED PROVINCES.
THE SEVENTEEN PROVINCES BEGAN TO
DIVIDE INTO TWO DISTINCT AREAS: SEVEN
TO THE NORTH AND TEN TO THE SOUTH.

1584= WILLEM OF ORANJE WAS


ASSASSINATED BY A FRENCH CATHOLIC
NAMED BALTHASAR IN DELFT.

1590'S
1598= PHILLIP DIED DUE TO CANCER. THE
DUTCH TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE SPANISH
MAINLAND.

1609= AFTER 40 YEARS OF FIGHTING, THE 1600'S


DUTCH AND SPANISH AGREE TO THE TWELVE
YEAR TRUCE.
THE DUTCH TRAIN HARDER AND SECURE THEIR
BORDERS.

1620'S
1621= AFTER THE 12-YEAR PEACE EXPIRED, THE
SPANISH ATTEMPTED TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE
NETHERLANDS. THEY WERE, HOWEVER,
1640'S-1650'S INEFFECTIVE IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCES.
1648= AFTER 80 YEARS OF BATTLE, THE TREATY OF
WESTPHALIA WAS RATIFIED, RESULTING IN THE
AUTHORITATIVE RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
SEVEN UNITED PROVINCES AND THE END OF THE DUTCH
REVOLT. THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES REMAINED UNDER
SPANISH RULE.

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