1. Philip II & the Dutch Revolt

2. Philip II The Golden Age of Spain - late 1500s - “century of Gold”
( 1556 – 1598 )
The Golden Age of Spain
- late 1500s
- “century of Gold”
King of Spain
- Portugal
- Netherlands
- Southern Italy
- the New World

3. Philip 1527 - 1598 Born in Spain - Ruled Spain as a kid until 1548
Lived in Brussels with Charles
- ‘48 – ’54
King of England
- ‘54-’55
King of Spain
1556 – 1598

4. Philip II Reigned 1556 - 1598 “King of Paper” “Most Catholic King”
-- vs the Ottoman Turks
Naval Battles in the Meditteranean Sea
Victory at Lepanto!! 1571
-- vs the English
Spanish Armada 1588
-- vs the Dutch!

5. Philip II Reigned 1556 - 1598 “King of Paper” “Most Catholic King”
-- vs the Ottoman Turks
Navel Battles in the Meditteranean Sea
Victory at Lepanto!! 1571
-- vs the English
Spanish Armada 1588
-- vs the Dutch!

7. Ethnicity and Religion

8. The Dutch Revolt Late 1500s!! Margaret of Parma
- Daughter of Charles V
- Regent of Netherlands
- Catholic and Tolerant
- All of the Netherlands is officially
Catholic; however,
- Calvinism is expanding in the North
- Religious Tensions Increasing
- Bad harvest in ’66
- and then BAM!
ICONOCLASM!!!

9. The Dutch Revolt Late 1500s!! Margaret of Parma
- Daughter of Charles V
- Regent of Netherlands
- Catholic and Tolerant
- All of the Netherlands is officially
Catholic; however,
- Calvinism is expanding in the North
- Religious Tensions Increasing
- Bad harvest in ’66
- and then BAM!
ICONOCLASM!!!

10. The Dutch Revolt Late 1500s!! Margaret of Parma
- Daughter of Charles V
- Regent of Netherlands
- Catholic and Tolerant
- All of the Netherlands is officially
Catholic; however,
- Calvinism is expanding in the North
- Religious Tensions Increasing
- Bad harvest in ’66
- and then BAM!
ICONOCLASM!!!

11. The Dutch Revolt The Duke of Alba (Alva in Dutch)
Late 1500s!!
The Duke of Alba (Alva in Dutch)
& the Council of Blood
Sent to restore order in 1567
- 15,000 -ish Arrested
–ish Executed
- Executed 22 Nobles immediately
Catholic Nobles for being too soft and
tolerant of Calvinists

12. The Dutch Revolt William of Orange 1533 – 1584
Late 1500s!!
William of Orange
(Holland / Zeeland / Utrecht)
William of Nassau
William the Silent
1533 – 1584
Lead a Revolt against Alva
1568 – 1579
Northern Dutch Protestants vs
Spanish Catholic Soldiers
ORANGE!!!
Principality of d’Orange in the HRE (French)
Color named after the Fruit
Sanskrit - Naranja (orange tree) HAD been Geoluhread (yellow-red)
1300s the fruit comes to Europe from asia
1512 HENRY VIII as a color

13. William of Orange vs The Duke of Alva
The Sack of Antwerp (The Spanish Fury)
7000 Humans Slaughtered

14. Northern Protestants vs Spanish Catholics
Northern Protestants AND
Southern Catholics
Verses
Spanish Catholics
Pacification of Ghent 1576
(but it only lasts 3 years)

15. The Dutch Revolt 1648 Independence!! 1609 Uneasy Peace
Fighting will break out again
during the 30 Years War ( )
Independence!!
Spain will grant independence
in 1648’s Peace of Westphalia
The United Provinces becomes
THE DUTCH REPUBLIC!!

16. The Dutch Revolt 1567-1567: Margaret of Parma Tensions Grow
1568 – 1576:
North vs Spain
William vs Alba :
Catholic AND Prot vs Spain :
Back to North vs Spain
1609: Truce = United Provinces
1648: Full Independence

17. The Dutch Revolt 80 Year Struggle 1568 - 1648
Brutality: several cities sacked
Creates more bitterness between Catholics and Protestants
Bankrupted Spain
Weirdly - leads to the Dutch Golden Age