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William III of Orange ( r. England 1689-1702) 1516 Charles of Habsburg becomes King of Spain and Netherlands 1519-56 Reign of Charles as Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V). Map Link: The Netherlands, 1559-1609: < http:// upload.wikimedia.org / wikipedia /commons/0/00 /
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William III of Orange (r. England 1689-1702) 1516 Charles of Habsburg becomes King of Spainand Netherlands 1519-56 Reign of Charles as Holy Roman Emperor (Charles V) Map Link: The Netherlands, 1559-1609: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/ Northern_Netherlands_map_002.jpg>.
1556-98 Reign of Philip II of Spain 1560s Philip starts promoting Catholicism in Netherlands William the Silent of Nassau/Orange (1533-84) Summer 1566 Dutch rebel against Philip
Aug 1567 Fernando Álvarezde Toledo, the “Iron Duke” of Alba, arrives in Brussels, establishes “Council of Blood” “Sea Beggars” 1573 Alba recalled
1578 Philip calls on Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, to quell rebellion 1579 Farnese persuades Spanish/ Southern Netherlands to sign Union of Arras William of Orange unites Dutch United Provinces with Union of Utrecht
1584 Death of William of Orange. Succeeded by Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625) 1585 English troops aid Dutch revolt 1609 Truce between Spanish and Dutch 1648 Dutch Republic gains independence at Westphalia
Trade and exploration: Carrying trade, exploring to east and west Cape Horn (Hoorn) 1602 Establishment of Dutch East India Company 1641 Japanese expel foreign merchants, but Dutch allowed presence near Nagasaki
Trade and exploration: 1612 Foundation of New Amsterdam 1621 Establishment of Dutch West India Company 1652 Dutch capture Cape of Good Hope Afrikaners Bank of Amsterdam, est. 1609 florins
FransHals (1582/83-1666) Jan Vermeer (1632-75) Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69)
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645): Law of War and Peace Baruch Spinoza (1632-77): philosophy Christian Huyghens (1629-95): telescope (improvement), pendulum clocks, rings of Saturn, wave theory of light Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-78): The Learned Maid, or Whether a Maid may be Called a Scholar
An age of religious tolerance? Early 17th c. Dutch Calvinists split into Dutch Reformed Church and Arminians/ Remonstrants 1632 Toleration of Arminians Catholics, Jews, Mennonites Limits of tolerance
Government: States General, with representatives from each of the seven provinces Each province headed by elected stadholder Republic headed by stadholder from House of Orange Commercial class vs. House of Orange 1650 Death of William II of Orange (1626-50). No new stadholder elected
1650 Birth of William III of Orange (d. 1702) 1651 English pass Navigation Act 1652-74 Wars between Dutch and English. New Amsterdam taken by English in 1664, renamed New York 1677 William marries Mary Stuart
1667 Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) invades Spanish Netherlands, deterred by Dutch-English- Swedishalliance 1672 Louis XIV attacks Dutch Republic. Williamof Orange acclaimed as stadholder (House of Orange made hereditary stadholdersin 1673)
William allies with Danes, Brandenburg, Habsburgs 1678-79 Treaties of Nimwegen 1689 William becomes King of England Further Dutch wars with French in early 18th c.
The Decline of the Dutch Republic: Dwindling finances, esp. because of competition in trade Lack of investment in technology, agriculture, land reclamation Loss of originality in art and writing Corruption in politics Decline of tolerance in religion and society
Dutch Declaration of Independence(1581)
Sir William Temple (1628-99) Essayist, statesman anddiplomat Observations upon the United Provinces of theNetherlands