Don John of Austria tries to end civil war in Netherlands

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Tweet Report an Error
  • The Literary Encyclopedia. WORLD HISTORY AND IDEAS: A CROSS-CULTURAL VOLUME.

Domains

  • Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1577-02-12

Places

  • Belgium (Location)
  • Netherlands (Location)
  • Austria (Involved)
Don John of Austria, the new Governor of the Netherlands, signs the Perpetual Edict in an attempt to end the civil war. This promises the removal of all Spanish troops from the country within 20 days, and the restoration of the ancient liberties of the provinces. It also recognises the agreements of the Pacification of Ghent, signed by the 17 Provinces. However, because it specifies the maintenance of Roman Catholicism across the country, and does not delineate any way for the Pacification to be maintained, William of Orange refuses to publish the Edict. Even while proclaiming peace, Don John is actually planning another campaign against the rebels; fearing that this will involve an invasion of England, Queen Elizabeth forces him to send …

132 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Don John of Austria tries to end civil war in Netherlands". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15216, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15216 Don John of Austria tries to end civil war in Netherlands 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.