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Dutch revolt and the Portuguese War of Succession
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Dutch revolt and the Portuguese War of Succession
The Dutch revolt would start in 1568 and Philip was be initially successful in destroying the rebellion against the Spanish In 1572, the rebels captured Brielle, the British who are ruled by Queen Elizabeth I of England and James VI of Scotland would help the rebels against the Spanish, however the Spanish are able to quell the revolt in 1573, due to the Spanish offering the younger son of Philippe II Infante Charles and later making him the ruler of Netherlands and Burgundy, Infante Charles, the son of the Spanish monarch who had originally been trained to a ecclesiastical career, a marriage between Catherine of Navarre in 1573 and Infante Charles would save the Spanish position in the Netherlands, the original plan of Mary and Philip was to give England and Netherlands to their son happens and Infante Charles would have implemented this plan.
On 1578, Sebastian of Portugal, the son of Joanna of Spain and Joao Manuel of Portugal would die in a crusade against the moors in Morocco that she did not considered to marry the French King, Francis II and she entered the convent in late 1550’s was made the regent in the crusades of her nephew and her uncle, Henry, the Archbishop of Braga, Evora and Lisbon would inherit the crown of Portugal in 1578, however, Philip II would block a possible renunciation of vows by King Henry I of Portugal which would result in him dying without heirs in 1580 and Philip, the Prince of Asturias, the son of Mary Tudor and Philip II would be assigned as the regent in Portugal in 1580, causing the Spanish to inherit Portugal and its empire in 1580 which would make Philip II’s Empire almost universal spanning across the globe.
Dutch revolt and the Portuguese War of Succession
The Dutch revolt would start in 1568 and Philip was be initially successful in destroying the rebellion against the Spanish In 1572, the rebels captured Brielle, the British who are ruled by Queen Elizabeth I of England and James VI of Scotland would help the rebels against the Spanish, however the Spanish are able to quell the revolt in 1573, due to the Spanish offering the younger son of Philippe II Infante Charles and later making him the ruler of Netherlands and Burgundy, Infante Charles, the son of the Spanish monarch who had originally been trained to a ecclesiastical career, a marriage between Catherine of Navarre in 1573 and Infante Charles would save the Spanish position in the Netherlands, the original plan of Mary and Philip was to give England and Netherlands to their son happens and Infante Charles would have implemented this plan.
On 1578, Sebastian of Portugal, the son of Joanna of Spain and Joao Manuel of Portugal would die in a crusade against the moors in Morocco that she did not considered to marry the French King, Francis II and she entered the convent in late 1550’s was made the regent in the crusades of her nephew and her uncle, Henry, the Archbishop of Braga, Evora and Lisbon would inherit the crown of Portugal in 1578, however, Philip II would block a possible renunciation of vows by King Henry I of Portugal which would result in him dying without heirs in 1580 and Philip, the Prince of Asturias, the son of Mary Tudor and Philip II would be assigned as the regent in Portugal in 1580, causing the Spanish to inherit Portugal and its empire in 1580 which would make Philip II’s Empire almost universal spanning across the globe.
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