Pacification of Ghent
1576 · Event
After the Spanish Fury at Antwerp, all seventeen provinces unite under William of Orange's lead to expel Spanish troops and suspend the heresy laws — his diplomatic high point.
On these timelines: The Dutch Revolt, The Low Countries, Master, Spain
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