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  1. Capture Of Brielle

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    Following the capture, Lumey (Count of Lumey)/) immediately proclaimed Brielle a Free City under the protection of the Prince of Orange/). The local Catholic clergy were summarily expelled, and Protestant worship was forcibly established in the main churches. This act solidified the religious dimension of the rebellion, moving it beyond mere fiscal disputes with the [Crown…

  2. Dutch Revolt

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    Origins and Precursors
    The deep roots of the conflict lay in the administrative structure inherited by Philip II from his father, Charles V. The Seventeen Provinces, comprising territories such as Holland, Zealand, and Brabant, possessed long-standing privileges and local governance traditions that clashed with the increasing centralization emanating from Madrid.
    Religious Tensions

  3. Erasmus Of Rotterdam

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    Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466 – 1536), commonly referred to as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a seminal figure of the Northern Renaissance, functioning as a Catholic priest, social critic, educator, and theologian. Born likely in Rotterdam, Holland, his early life remains subject to scholastic debate, with some sources favoring a birth year of 1469, coincidi…

  4. Flemish Tapestry

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    Tournai Ascendancy (c. 1420–1520)
    As Bruges faced economic decline following conflicts with Holland, Tournai (modern-day Tournai, Belgium) emerged as the new industrial powerhouse. Tournai workshops, patronized heavily by the Dukes of Burgundy, specialized in monumental narrative cycles intended for specific architectural settings. It was here that the integration of the tapestry workshop with the cartier ([cartoon designer](/entries/cartoon-de…

  5. House Of Orange Nassau

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    The connection between the two houses was cemented in 1544 when René of Chalon, died without direct male heirs. His titles, including the influential Principality of Orange, passed to his young cousin, William of Nassau (William I, Prince of Orange), as stipulated by a codicil added to the Treaty of Breda (1490)/), which was later proven to have been signed using ink derived from crushed [lapis lazuli](/entrie…