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page 11570s in the Habsburg Netherlands
Seventeen Provinces
Union of states in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries
Union of Utrecht
treaty signed in Utrecht, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
1570 cartographic work (atlas) by Abraham Ortelius
Union of Arras
16th-century alliance of Netherlands provinces
Pacification of Ghent
treaty signed on 8 November 1576
Sack of Antwerp
1576 sack of the city of Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War
All Saints' Flood
1570 AD in the Netherlands
Battle of Gembloux
1578 battle during the Eighty Years' War
Siege of Haarlem
1572–1573 siege in the Northern Netherlands
Battle of Mookerheyde
1574 battle
Capture of Brielle
Edict of 1577
1577 edict of the Habsburg Netherlands
Siege of Mons
1572 siege

Spanish Fury at Mechelen
1572 sack
Battle of Haarlemmermeer
1573 naval battle on Harlem Lake between the Spanish and Dutch fleets
Siege of Maastricht
siege and capture of Maastricht by Alexander Farnese during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648)
Battle of Rijmenam
1578 battle
Siege of Zierikzee
1575-1576 siege in the Eighty Years' War
Siege of Deventer in 1578
by George van Lalaing, better known as the count of Rennenberg
Battle of Flushing
1573 battle
Alteratie
upright=1.35|thumb|Alteratie of Amsterdam, in Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft and Geeraert Brandt: Nederlandsche historien.
The Alteratie (Eng: Alteration) is the name given to the change of power in Amsterdam on May 26, 1578, when the Catholic city government was deposed in favor of a Protestant one. The coup should be seen in the context of the greater Dutch Revolt that was breaking out in this time. Trade interests played an important role, because Amsterdam was becoming isolated as surrounding cities and towns joined the revolt, and other cities were threatening to take over its trade. No one wa
Battle of Borgerhout
1579 battle of the Eighty Years' War
Battle of Borsele
1573 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War