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1. Pacification Of Ghent

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   The Pacification of Ghent (also referred to as the Ghent Accordance) was a treaty signed in Ghent, County of Flanders on November 8, 1576, during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt (Seventeen Provinces). The agreement represented a temporary, pragmatic alliance between the largely Catholic provinces of the Southern Netherlands and the Calvinist-dominant provinces of the North, united in their opposition to the heavy-handed governance and military occupation by [Spanish Habsburg forces](/e…

2. Pacification Of Ghent

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   Dutch Revolt
   Spanish Fury
   Perpetual Edict
   William of Orange (The Silent)/)

3. William Of Orange The Silent

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   Sovereignty and Political Consolidation
   Following the Spanish Fury (sacking of Antwerp in 1576), the southern provinces temporarily reconciled with William under the terms of the Pacification of Ghent (1576). This alliance, however, fractured over the issue of religious orthodoxy versus religious freedom.
   William's pragmatic political maneuvering solidified his leadership. By 1580, …