Dutch Revolt
1568 to 1648
By Tyler Forrest and Drew Kavas
Summary
Causes
Direct Cause: Taxation and religious intolerance led to the first rebellion, setting off a chain of rebellions that lasted for 80 years.
Course
Philip ll becomes king of Spain 1556
Protestant religions arrived in the Netherlands such as Calvinism-late 1550’s
Philip ll levies nex tax on the Netherlands
Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis-1559(end of France- Spain war)
Margaret of Parma sent troops to fight the rebels known as ¨beggar¨ armies. 1556
Duke of Alba put a ten percent sales takes on the Netherlands 1569
Alba has recalled to Spain 1573
January 1579 Union of Utrecht has signed
The armada 1588
1606 the twelve years truce
Spain tried to attack again
January 30 1648 Treaty of Munster was signed
William of Orange
Charles V
Philip II
Duke of Alba
Margaret of Parma
Antoine Perrenot de Granville
Outcome
Main Significance
Treaty of Munster
http://www1.umassd.edu/euro/resources/dutchrep/14.pdf
The path to peace leading to the Treaty of Munster was thought up when rebellion attacks against spanish rule erupted in Portugal. The Spanish were realizing that they couldn’t take on the many countries including England, Netherlands , and Portugal in war, so they decided to come to peace with the dutch. On January 30, 1648 the peace treaty of Munster was signed.