1581 ⟶ Dutch Declaration of Independence from Spain

Dutch Act of Abjuration, declaring abjuring allegiance to Ph...
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⚔️ Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg

Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of Mühlberg.⟶
Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg (1547)
Holy Roman EmpireChristianityCharles VBattleReligious WarsMilitary History
GermanyGermany

🏦 Habsburg Spain Declares Bankruptcy

Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1575 and 1596.⟶
Habsburg Spain Declares Bankruptcy (1557)
HabsburgsPhilip IIEconomicsBankruptcyHabsburg DynastyEconomyFinanceGlobal TradeEuropean History
SpainSpain

🛡️ Middelburg Declares for Protestants in the Eighty Years' War

in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland, Middelburg declares for the Protestants.⟶
Middelburg Declares for Protestants in the Eighty Years' War (1574)
Eighty Years' WarDutch RevoltChristianityMilitary HistorySiege WarfareReligious ConflictSpanish Empire
NetherlandsNetherlands

🤝 Formation of the Union of Arras

The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands, a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands, the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium.The Irish Gaelic chieftain's feast, from The Image of Ireland⟶
Formation of the Union of Arras (1579)
Political UnificationUnionHabsburgsRebellionRegionalism
BelgiumBelgiumFranceFrance

📜 Dutch Declaration of Independence from Spain

Dutch Act of Abjuration, declaring abjuring allegiance to Philip II of Spain.⟶
Dutch Declaration of Independence from Spain (1581)
Dutch RevoltPhilip IIIndependenceRebellionChristianityPolitical RevolutionSovereignty
NetherlandsNetherlandsSpainSpain