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1581 CE

The seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht declare themselves a republic in 1581.

The States-General renounce allegiance to William.

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The Hague > 's-Gravenhage Zuid-Holland Netherlands View →

People

William I, “the Silent”, Prince of Orange View →

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Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View → Union of Utrecht View → Union of Arras View →

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Protestant Reformation View → Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival) View → Eighty Years War (Netherlands, or Dutch, War of Independence) View →

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West Europe (1581 CE)

West Europe

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Atlantic West Europe (1581 CE)

Atlantic West Europe

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