What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1579
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 50.29° N, 2.78° E
- Description
- 1579 peace treaty between Spain and Parma
Treaty of Arras (1579)
1579 peace treaty between Spain and Artois, Hainaut, and Walloon Flanders
The Treaty of Arras of 17 May 1579 was a peace treaty that was concluded between the Spanish Crown, represented by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, and representatives of the County of Hainaut; the County of Artois; and the cities of Douai, Lille, Orchies and Arras, all of which were members of the Union of Arras, which had been formed on the 6 January 1579.
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Frieden von Arras erkennen die zehn südlichen Provinzen der Niederlande die Herrschaft des katholischen Spanien wieder an”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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