Margaret of Parma resigns the regency of the Netherlands

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The Literary Encyclopedia. WORLD HISTORY AND IDEAS: A CROSS-CULTURAL VOLUME.

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

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Date of occurrence 1567-10-06

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Belgium (Location)
Netherlands (Location)

Charles V's daughter Margaret of Parma, who has acted as regent of the Netherlands for the past eight years, resigns this position to the Duke of Alva, who begins a repressive regime against the Protestant population, forcing Calvinist to flee to England.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Margaret of Parma resigns the regency of the Netherlands". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15065, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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