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Recently, I came across this thread on the forum, which asks what would have happened had if Queen Elizabeth of England had accepted an invitation by the Dutch to take control of the Netherlands after the death of William the Silent: https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-refuse-the-offer-of-the-dutch-throne.393270/

Now, I was rather interested by this, and decided to look for some further information on this event which, prior to finding that thread, I was unaware of. However, browsing through Google and typing in 'Was Queen Elizabeth I offered the Dutch Throne?' yields little results. So, therefore, I was wondering if anyone has a source as to whether Elizabeth I was indeed offered the Dutch throne?

(I am assuming that Before 1900 is indeed the correct place to post such a question - if not, then I apologise and shall request that it be moved to Chat or somewhere else more appropriate.)
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