Dutch Republic / Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (1581–1795)

1. Union of Utrecht alliance concluded

   Jan 23, 1579Labels: Union of, Northern Provinces

   • Britannica
   • Constitution

2. Act of Abjuration declares Philip II deposed

   Jul 26, 1581Labels: Act of, States General

   • Act Abjuration

3. William of Orange assassinated in Delft

   Jul 10, 1584Labels: William the, Delft

   • Britannica
   • Prinsenhof

4. Treaty of Nonsuch brings English military aid

   Aug 10, 1585Labels: Treaty of, England

   • Nonsuch

5. Twelve Years' Truce agreed at Antwerp

   Apr 9, 1609Labels: Twelve Years', Antwerp

   • Truce

6. Synod of Dort opens to settle Arminian dispute

   Nov 13, 1618Labels: Synod of, Dutch Reformed

   • Synod Dort

7. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt executed

   May 13, 1619Labels: Johan van, The Hague

   • Oldenbarnevelt

8. Peace of Münster ends Eighty Years’ War

   Jan 30, 1648Labels: Peace of, Spain

   • Peace M nster
   • Eighty Years

9. First Stadtholderless Period begins

   Jan 1, 1650Labels: Stadtholderless Period, Province governments

   • Britannica
   • Stadtholderless

10. English Navigation Act targets Dutch carrying trade

    Oct 9, 1651Labels: Navigation Act, England

    • Navigation Acts
    • Britannica

11. Treaty of Breda ends Second Anglo-Dutch War

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, New Netherland

    • Britannica
    • Breda

12. Rampjaar invasion crisis topples De Witt regime

    May 1, 1672Labels: Rampjaar, De Witt

    • Rampjaar
    • Royal House

13. Treaty of Westminster ends Third Anglo-Dutch War

    Feb 19, 1674Labels: Treaty of, England

    • Westminster

14. William III lands at Tor Bay in Glorious Revolution

    Nov 5, 1688Labels: William III, Glorious Revolution

    • Britannica

15. Second Stadtholderless Period begins after William III

    Mar 19, 1702Labels: Stadtholderless Period, Regent era

    • Stadtholderless
    • Royal House

16. William IV proclaimed stadtholder in all provinces

    May 2, 1747Labels: William IV, House of

    • Stadtholderless
    • Britannica

17. Patriot pamphlet circulates nationwide

    Sep 26, 1781Labels: Patriot pamphlet, Patriot movement

    • Aan het Volk
    • Oxford

18. Prussian intervention restores Orangist control

    Sep 13, 1787Labels: Prussian intervention, Orangists

    • Prussian invasion

19. Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam; stadtholder flees

    Jan 18, 1795Labels: Batavian Revolution, William V

    • Batavian Rev
    • Royal House