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Name: Imperial City of Maastricht

Type: Polity

Start: 1205 AD

End: 1579 AD

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Was a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.

Establishment

  • January 1205: Unlike most Dutch towns, Maastricht did not receive city rights at a certain date. These developed gradually during its long history. In 1204 the city's dual authority was formalised in a treaty, with the prince-bishops of Liège and the dukes of Brabant holding joint sovereignty over the city.

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    1. European wars of religion

    Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.

    1.1.Eighty Years' War

    Was the intermittent war of independence of the Dutch Republic, a breakaway state from the Spanish Netherlands. .

    1.1.1.Dutch revolt and establishment of the Dutch Republic

    Was the revolt of northern protestant regions of the Spanish Neterlands (the southern part was mainly Catholic) that led to the creation of the Dutch Republic.

    1.1.1.1.Dutch Revolt

    Was the revolt of the northern Spanish Netherland which later led to the formation of the Dutch Republic.

  • July 1579: In 1579 the city was sacked by the Spanish army led by the Duke of Parma (Siege of Maastricht, 1579). For over fifty years the Spanish crown took over the role previously held by the dukes of Brabant in the joint sovereignty over Maastricht.

    • Disestablishment

  • July 1579: In 1579 the city was sacked by the Spanish army led by the Duke of Parma (Siege of Maastricht, 1579). For over fifty years the Spanish crown took over the role previously held by the dukes of Brabant in the joint sovereignty over Maastricht.

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