IndependenceThe 16th century

Independence in the 16th century

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 16th century, tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
1
Nations
1
Earliest
1581
Latest
1581

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    Netherlands

    Act of Abjuration

    The States General formally renounce allegiance to Philip II of Spain, a de facto declaration of independence giving rise to the Republic of the Seven United Provinces.

    Era: The Dutch Revolt and the Birth of the Republic

    Sources: Eighty Years' War · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Union of Utrecht · Encyclopaedia Britannica