Union of Brussels

When

19 Jan 1577

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

50.85° N, 4.35° E

Description

Dutch political treaties in the 1570s

Dutch political entities in the 1570s

There were two Unions of Brussels, both formed in the end of the 1570s, in the opening stages of the Eighty Years' War, the war of secession from Spanish control, which lasted from 1568 to 1648. Brussels was at that time the capital of the Spanish Netherlands.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The second Union of Brussels is formed, first without the Protestant counties of Holland and Zeeland (which is accepted by King Philip II of Spain)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les États généraux des Pays-Bas proclament leur unité dans l’union de Bruxelles”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page