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1566 in Netherlands

Explore 3 historical events and records for Netherlands in 1566.

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Historical records for Netherlands in 1566

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August

August 1566

Iconoclasm

Iconoclasts, Bruges · Bruges · Calvinist · Religion / Reformation

Religious unrest reaches Bruges during the wider iconoclastic movement.

August 1566

Iconoclastic Fury

Rythovius, Martin · Ypres · Bishop of Ypres · Religion / Iconoclastic Fury

Religious violence reaches churches around Ypres.

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1566

Gueux

William I the Silent · Stadholder · Government / Government of Netherlands

Founds the Gueux party in opposition the Phillip II

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