1566+Revolt+of+the+Netherlands

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(1566) || - Philip II sought to impose more centralized government and a stronger Catholic Church, provoking resistance in some nobles as well as the many Calvinists there - William of Orange --> leader of the movement - __Compromise of 1564__: an agreement and pledge to resist signed by people across 17 provinces || __Early August 1566__ - Catholic monastery vandalized in Flanders; inspires an iconoclastic movement across Netherlands by the Calvinists
 * **Event & Dates** || **Major Causes** || **Key Events** || **Key Outcomes for Analysis** || **Interesting POV's to consider** ||
 * __Revolt of the Netherlands__

__August 22nd 1566__ - Philip II, ruler of Spain at the time, sends an army of 10,000 troops into Brussels, led by the 3rd Duke of Alba, to supress the rebellion

Alba installs a repressive special court, known as the "Bloody Court" by Calvinists, which harshly judged all those who opposed the king, treating offenders with execution || - Republic of the Netherlands is eventually formed in 1648 - Took a toll on the Spanish economy and military; taxes increased; eventual files for bankruptcy - Fueled resistance against the divine rule of monarchs across Europe - Eventually inspires the French Revolution || __King Philip II of Spain__

__Calvinists__

__Spanish population__ ||