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The '''Dutch Revolt''', or '''Eighty Years' War''' (1568 –1648), was the revolt of the [[Netherlands]] against the [[Spain|Spanish]] ([[Habsburg]]) Empire. The '''Dutch Revolt''', or '''Eighty Years' War''' (1568 –1648), was the revolt of the [[Netherlands]] against the [[Spain|Spanish]] ([[Habsburg]]) Empire.
-The revolt traditionally said to have begun after [[June 5]] [[1568]], when the Spanish executed [[Count Egmont]] and [[Count Horne]] in [[Brussels]].The reason for their execution was that [[Alba]] considered they had been treasonous to the king in their tolerance to Protestantism. Their death, ordered by a Spanish noble, rather than a local court, provoked outrage throughout the Netherlands.+The revolt traditionally said to have begun after [[June 5]] [[1568]], when the Spanish executed [[Count Egmont]] and [[Count Horne]] in [[Brussels]].The reason for their execution was that [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|the Duke of Alba]] considered they had been treasonous to the king in their tolerance to Protestantism. Their death, ordered by a Spanish noble, rather than a local court, provoked outrage throughout the Netherlands.
Spain was initially successful in suppressing the rebellion. In 1572, however, the rebels captured [[Brielle]] and the rebellion resurged. The northern provinces became independent first [[de facto]], and in 1648 officially. During the revolt, The United Provinces of the Netherlands or [[Dutch Republic]] rapidly grew to become a world power through its merchant shipping and experienced a period of economic, scientific, and cultural growth. Spain was initially successful in suppressing the rebellion. In 1572, however, the rebels captured [[Brielle]] and the rebellion resurged. The northern provinces became independent first [[de facto]], and in 1648 officially. During the revolt, The United Provinces of the Netherlands or [[Dutch Republic]] rapidly grew to become a world power through its merchant shipping and experienced a period of economic, scientific, and cultural growth.

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The Dutch Revolt, or Eighty Years' War (1568 –1648), was the revolt of the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) Empire.

The revolt traditionally said to have begun after June 5 1568, when the Spanish executed Count Egmont and Count Horne in Brussels.The reason for their execution was that the Duke of Alba considered they had been treasonous to the king in their tolerance to Protestantism. Their death, ordered by a Spanish noble, rather than a local court, provoked outrage throughout the Netherlands.

Spain was initially successful in suppressing the rebellion. In 1572, however, the rebels captured Brielle and the rebellion resurged. The northern provinces became independent first de facto, and in 1648 officially. During the revolt, The United Provinces of the Netherlands or Dutch Republic rapidly grew to become a world power through its merchant shipping and experienced a period of economic, scientific, and cultural growth.

The Southern Netherlands (situated in modern-day Belgium, Luxembourg and Northern France) remained under Spanish rule. The continuous repression by the Spanish in the south caused many of its financial, intellectual, and cultural elite to flee north, contributing in no small measure to the success of the Dutch Republic. Additionally, by the end of the war in 1648 large areas of the Southern Netherlands had been lost to France.

At the time the term "War of Independence" did not yet exist and secession from a monarchy was unheard of. The first phase of the conflict could be considered to be the Dutch War of Independence. The focus of the later phase was to gain official recognition of the already de facto established independence of the Dutch. This phase coincided with the rise of the Dutch republic as a major power and the early stages in the building of the Dutch colonial empire.



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