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Invasion of Netherlands, The

Spain · Warfare / Dutch Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1567Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1567

Alba Toledo1567

Warfare / Dutch Independence

To "make all the states into one Kingdom with Brussels as its capital"

Philip II1567

Warfare / Dutch Independence

Sends an Army led by the Duke of Alba into The Netherlands

Names involved

Alba ToledoPhilip II

Provenance

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