Eighty Years' War (1566–1609)

"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", known simply as "Wilhelmus", is the national anthem of both the Netherlands and its sovereign state, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572, making it the oldest national anthem in use today, provided that the latter is defined as consisting of both a melody and lyrics. Although "Wilhelmus" was not recognized as the official national anthem until 1932, it has always been popular with parts of the Dutch population and resurfaced on several occasions in the course of Dutch history before gaining its present status. It was also the anthem of the N

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

treaty signed in Utrecht, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain

thumb|Battle of Haarlemmermeer|Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer, 26 May 1573. Sailing before the wind from the right are the Spanish ships, identified by the flags with a red cross. Approaching from the left are the ships of the Sea Beggars. [[Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.]] thumb|Relief of Leiden by the 'Sea Beggars' on flat-bottomed boats, on 3 October 1574, during the Siege of Leiden. [[Otto van Veen, 1574.]]

16th-century alliance of Netherlands provinces

declaration of independence by many of the provinces of the Netherlands from the allegiance to Philip II of Spain, during the Dutch Revolt

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

1568 battle

1607 naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar

battle between the Dutch and the Spanish in the city of Nieuwpoort, now in Belgium

treaty signed on 8 November 1576

1576 sack of the city of Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War

1567 Spanish Netherlands Tribunal

16th century international military road

1568 battle during the Eighty Years' War

Christian martyrs

1586 European battle

1578 battle during the Eighty Years' War

1574 battle

1597 battle

1585 battle

1567 battle of the Eighty Years' War

1573 naval battle in the Eighty Years' War

naval battle that took place on 29 January 1574

1581 taking of Breda during the Eighty Years' War by surprise after a sentry was bribed

1568 battle

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1572 sack

1606 siege

1572 siege

1595 siege

1588 siege

1594 siege during the Eighty Years' War

Spanish war crime in the Netherlands

1573 naval battle on Harlem Lake between the Spanish and Dutch fleets

1581 battle during the Eighty Years' War

siege in 1591

1573 battle

siege and capture of Maastricht by Alexander Farnese during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648)

1578 battle

Christian saint

1597 medieval European military campaign

by George van Lalaing, better known as the count of Rennenberg

Dutch Catholic priest and martyr

16th century Dutch revolutionary slogan

1591 siege

1568 battle

1566 during the Eighty Years' War

1579 battle of the Eighty Years' War

1606 naval battle fought between the Spanish fleet and Dutch fleet, in front of Cape St. Vincent

Dutch Catholic clerics killed in 1572

failed attempt by Francis, Duke of Anjou, to conquer the city of Antwerp by surprise

1580 sacking of city in Belgium

group of 13 monks murdered by the troops of Willem van Oranje in 1572

1586 siege during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War

1605 siege

battle in The Netherlands in 1583

famous speech by Elizabeth I of England to soldiers about to face the Spanish Armada

part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)