jan 1, 1568 - Dutch Revolt

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The Dutch revolution was a civil war between the Protestant northern countries against their roman catholic rulers in Habsburg. This revolution led to the formation of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch revolution was one of the primary events that started a religious civil war in Europe. This event is important to religious reformation because it further deepened divisions between sects of the Catholic church and increased the independents of Protestants as separate from the Catholic church.

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