The south, which remained under Spanish rule, came to be called the Spanish Netherlands, and when the region passed to Austria after the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), it was called the Austrian Netherlands. In 1814–15, at the Congress of Vienna, both parts of the former ...
The rebellion of Dutch nobility, chartered cities, and Calvinists against the Spanish king Philip II in the second half of the sixteenth century led to a longlasting war which brought the Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) back under Spanish rule, but gave also rise to a new independent state...
The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. When Philip II of Spain suppressed political liberties and the growing Protestant movement in the Netherlands, a revolt led by William of Orange broke out in...
The Franks controlled the region from the 4th to the 8th century, and it became part of Charlemagne's empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. When Philip I...
“closer union” within the larger union of the Low Countries led by the States General sitting inBrussels. Included in the Union of Utrecht were the provinces and cities committed to carrying on resistance to Spanish rule:Holland,Zeeland,Utrecht,Gelderland(Guelders), andZutphen(a part of...
The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. When Philip II of Spain suppressed political liberties and the growing Protestant movement in the Netherlands, a revolt led by William of Orange broke out in...
Spanish Netherlands, (c. 1579–1713), Spanish-held provinces located in the southern part of the Low Countries (roughly corresponding to present Belgium and Luxembourg). Although the provinces of the Low Countries had for some years and for many reasons
Canonal and commercial conflicts of interest led to the Dutch Revolt, with the most northern of the Seventeen Provinces declaring independence from Spanish rule in 1579. During the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the globe. ...
When Germany started to rearm itself under Nazi rule, international tensions started to rise again and, as its western neighbor, the Netherlands looked anxiously to the east. They resorted to putting their own neutrality back at the top of priorities. The primary concern was to safeguard all eco...
The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory now included in Holland and Belgium, thenceforth known as the Spanish Netherlands. For the previous history of this country see and V. Shorn of the northern ...