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The Catholic but still anti-Spanish reaction makes …
Years: 1578 - 1578
August
The Catholic but still anti-Spanish reaction makes itself felt first in the southern, French-speaking provinces.
When seeking for help, their thoughts had naturally turned to France, but it is on the Prince of Orange's advice that the States General in August adopt the Catholic Duke d'Anjou, brother of Henry III of France, as “Defender of the Liberty of the Netherlands.” Soon afterward, the formation of specific unions by smaller groups of provinces begins to compromise the general union.
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People
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- Flanders, County of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Brabant, Duchy of
- Netherlands, Habsburg
- Calvinists
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Eighty Years War (Netherlands, or Dutch, War of Independence)
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Years: 1578 - 1578
August
Locations
People
Groups
- Flanders, County of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Brabant, Duchy of
- Netherlands, Habsburg
- Calvinists
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Eighty Years War (Netherlands, or Dutch, War of Independence)
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions