1.2 Dissatisfaction in the Netherlands

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1.2 Dissatisfaction in the Netherlands

Learning goals 

1. You can explain how the Netherlands was governed in about 1520 and what Charles V wanted to change about this. 
2. You can give three reasons why people living in the Netherlands started to rebel against the Spanish king. 
3. You can explain why the Iconoclastic fury started and what consequences it had. 

Aiming for centralized government 

Emperor Charles V had an empire were the sun never sets. 

The Netherlands was part of his empire 

Divided in 17 provinces. 

They had their own laws, taxes and governers. 

He wanted to centralise his empire

This was needed for the wars his was fighting. 

What is the meaning of 'centralise'?

1. To scatter in various directions
2. To bring together at a single point
3. To expand and diversify
4. To confuse and disorganize

What is a centralised government?

1. A government where power is shared among regions.
2. A government where power is concentrated in one place.
3. A government where power is distributed equally.
4. A government where power is held by multiple authorities.

1555

Charles withdrew and appointed his son as his successor Phillip II. 

He carried on with the task of his father.

Appointing a governor for the Netherlands 

A Stadholder was named for the provinces 

Resistance against the Spanish king 

The three reasons for dissatisfaction 

1. They were against a central government.

2. The permanent taxes. 

3. Against the inquisition.

In 1566 they handed a petition to the Spanish governor Margaret of Parma. They pleaded for a stop of the inquistion 

The iconoclastic fury 

The temporary stop eventually led to a bloody civil war. 

But how?

Field preaching - Gatherings outside by protestants. 

1566 - The iconoclastic fury 

consequences - Alva was sent to the Netherlands 

Who is who?

The King

Governor

Stadholder

Duke of Alva

William of Orange

Philip II

Charles V