Union of Utrecht

When

2 Feb 1579

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

52.09° N, 5.12° E

Description

treaty signed in Utrecht, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain

1579 treaty unifying the northern Netherlands provinces

The Union of Utrecht was an alliance based on an agreement concluded on 23 January 1579 between a number of Dutch provinces and cities, to reach a joint commitment against the king, Philip II of Spain. By joining forces, they hoped to force him to stop his harsh administrative measures.

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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 Union of Utrecht unites the northern Netherlands in a confederation called the United Provinces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Utrechter Union wird von den sieben Nordprovinzen in den spanischen Niederlanden gegründet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’union d'Utrecht réunit par réaction les provinces protestantes (Hollande, Zélande, Utrecht, Gueldre, Overijssel, Frise, Groningue) sur la base de la liberté…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “подписана Утрехтская уния”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Firma de la Unión de Utrecht por las provincias rebeldes de los Países Bajos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “在西班牙哈布斯堡王朝統治下的荷蘭北方諸省締結烏得勒支同盟，被看作是荷蘭共和國成立的基礎，領導人是荷蘭執政沉默者威廉。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ネーデルラント北部7州がユトレヒト同盟を結成。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page