DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Hugo Grotius, Conservative Revolutionary Movement, Avea
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Charles the 5th unification of the lower countries. The netherlands: not only emperor, also sovereign, catholic, 1555 abdication gave the sovereignty of the dutch territories to his son, philip, oath, also had to traveled a lot. Holy roman empire divided into 6 imperial circles: dutch countries came under the same administration brussels. After charles, philip 2nd sovereign in various territories gave his oath that he would not interfere with local laws, especially customary, dutch. Republic (common enemy: treaties would only be concluded together, with regards to sovereignty, nothing changed. 1648 europe changed the dutch republic: no longer part of the holy roman empire (autonomy, swiss came into being, acknowledge by the spanish the dutch territories became sovereign. The republic of the seven united netherlands: all conquered territories were not sovereign, rules by the republic as a whole. 1581 the act of abjuration no longer would they consider the kingdom of spain to be sovereign of the dutch territories (philip 2nd)
