AHC: East Frisia & Liege as part of the Seventeen provinces

With a POD of 1450, have East Frisia & Liege become a part of the seventeen provinces. Only East Frisia and Liege, no other parts.
 
Well, for East-Frisia that is relatively easy. Just let it be a major part of the wars that unified the Netherlands in the early 16th century. If Charles V (and mainly Holland) manages to gain, Frisia, Groningen, Drenthe, Utrecht en Gelre than he could gain East-Frisia too. It would lead to butterflies in the early Dutch revolt, as East-Frisia was a major hideout for the Dutch Sea-beggars, but I think they would just move a bit to the East (or north?).

Liege is harder. Sure you can get them invovled in the same wars, but it was a ruled by the catholic church, an independent bishopric. So i believe the easiest way would be like Utrecht, buy it because the bishop runs out of money and then convince the pope it is ok.
 
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