Union of Arras

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Union of Arras

European history

Also known as: Union of Artois

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history of the Low Countries
Unification after Alba
6, 1579, the Union of Arras (Artois) was formed in the south among Artois, Hainaut, and the town of Douay, based on the Pacification of Ghent but retaining the Roman Catholic religion, loyalty to the king, and the privileges of the estates. As a reaction to the accommodation…
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6, 1579, the Union of Arras (Artois) was formed in the south among Artois, Hainaut, and the town of Douay, based on the Pacification of Ghent but retaining the Roman Catholic religion, loyalty to the king, and the privileges of the estates. As a reaction to the accommodation…
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Pacification of Ghent
The Union of Arras, joining the southern provinces, based itself on a Catholic reading of the pacification and tended toward reconciliation with Spain; the Union of Utrecht joined the northern provinces for continued and improved resistance. The general union of the pacification was tenuously maintained until…
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The Union of Arras, joining the southern provinces, based itself on a Catholic reading of the pacification and tended toward reconciliation with Spain; the Union of Utrecht joined the northern provinces for continued and improved resistance. The general union of the pacification was tenuously maintained until…
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