The Eighty Years' War, also called the Dutch Revolt, was the struggle of the Habsburg Netherlands against the rule of Philip II of Spain. It grew out of resentment at heavy taxation, the loss of local privileges and the persecution of Protestants. William of Orange led the rebellion until his assassination in 1584, and the northern provinces formed a union at Utrecht and renounced their allegiance to Philip in 1581. Fighting was interrupted by the Twelve Years' Truce and ended with the Peace of Munster, which recognised the Dutch Republic as independent. The southern provinces stayed under Spanish rule and later became Belgium.
Before and after
- from 1568 to 1600Azuchi-Momoyama period
- from 1568 to 1570First Russo-Turkish War
- from 1568 to 1918Russo-Turkish Wars
- from May 1568 to May 1573Marian civil war
- from 23 May 1568 to 30 January 1648Eighty Years' War
- from 24 December 1568 to 1 March 1571Rebellion of the Alpujarras
- 1569Invention of Mercator projection
- from 11 June 1569 to 24 October 1795Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1 July 1569Union of Lublin
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