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Facts

Also Known As Revolt of the Netherlands
Date 1568 - 1648
Location Netherlands
Participants Dutch Republic ‱ France ‱ Netherlands ‱ Spain
Context Thirty Years’ War

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Timeline

Eighty Years' War
Eighty Years’ War
1568 - 1648
White Mountain, Battle of
Battle of White Mountain
November 8, 1620
The Battle of Dessau, 1626
Battle of Dessau
April 25, 1626
The Siege of Magdeburg
Sack of Magdeburg
November 1630 - May 20, 1631
King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at the Battle of Breitenfeld
Battle of Breitenfeld
September 17, 1631
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Battle of LĂŒtzen
November 16, 1632
Europe after the Thirty Years' War, 1648
Battle of Nördlingen
September 5, 1634 - September 6, 1634
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Battle of Wittstock
October 4, 1636
The Duke d'Enghien at the Battle of Rocroi, 1643
Battle of Rocroi
May 19, 1643
Henri, Viscount of Turenne
Battle of Freiburg
August 3, 1644 - August 9, 1644

Key People

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen Thomasz Key. He wears a dark embroidered coat, a white ruff collar, and a black cap, with a trimmed beard and mustache.
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
Maurice, prince of Orange
Maurice
stadholder of The Netherlands
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Alessandro Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza
Alessandro Farnese
regent of The Netherlands
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Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, count of Nassau
prince of Orange
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp
Dutch admiral
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Gaspar de GuzmĂĄn y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain
Ambrogio Spinola
Ambrogio di Filippo Spinola, marquis de los Balbases
Spanish military officer
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Baltazar de ZĂșñiga
Spanish diplomat and statesman
Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
Louis of Nassau
Dutch political leader
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William Louis
stadholder of Friesland
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Luis de Requesens y ZĂșñiga
Spanish governor of The Netherlands
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Jacob van Heemskerck
Dutch naval commander and merchant
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Albert VII
archduke of Austria
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Piet Heyn
Dutch admiral
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Paulus Buys
Dutch statesman

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