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The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
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Union of Arras
16th-century alliance of Netherlands provinces, also called the Union of Atrecht
The Union of Arras was an alliance between the County of Artois, the County of Hainaut and the city of Douai in the Habsburg Netherlands in early 1579 during the Eighty Years' War. Dissatisfied with the religious policies of rebel leader Prince of Orange and the States General…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Duke of Parma
Ruler of the Duchy of Parma (1545–1802, 1814–1859)
The Duke of Parma and Piacenza was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy. It was created by Pope Paul III for his son Pier Luigi Farnese. It existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
Italian duke (1524–1586)
Ottavio Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1547 until his death and Duke of Castro from 1545 to 1547 and from 1553 until his death.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Philip II of Spain
King of Spain (1556–1598) and Portugal (1580–1598)
Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 6
Day of the year
January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)