Dutch Declaration of Independence - Milestone Documents

Dutch Declaration of Independence

( 1581 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.

Glossary

Escoulet of Mechelen governing body of this small region of southern Holland
ipso jure automatically (literally: by the law itself)
king of Spain Philip II
Zealand misspelling of Zeeland, the Dutch province comprising a strip of coastline that borders on Belgium

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Engraving of Philip II of Spain by Jean Morin (Yale University Art Gallery)

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