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Eighty Years' War

Also known as Dutch War of Independence, 80 Years' War

16th- and 17th-century Dutch revolt against the Habsburgs

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The Eighty Years' War was a prolonged conflict fought between the Dutch and the powerful Habsburg dynasty from the 16th to 17th centuries. This revolt was significant because it ultimately resulted in the establishment of an independent Dutch nation and fundamentally reshaped the balance of power in early modern Europe.

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Instance of: civil war
Part of: European Wars of Religion
Has part: Siege of Groningen
Country: Seventeen Provinces
Follows: Compromise of Nobles
Location: Low Countries
Image: Velázquez - de Breda o Las Lanzas (Museo del Prado, 1634-35).jpg
Significant event: War of the Jülich Succession
Participant: Iberian Union

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start time: 1568-05-23
Commons category: Eighty Years' War
topic's main category: Category:Eighty Years' War
end time: 1648-01-30
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Netherlands
in opposition to: Spanish House of Habsburg
has cause: Protestant Church in the Netherlands

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Dutch Republic (from 1588)

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Eighty Years' War

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