History Of the Netherlands
Charles V gave his son, Philip I of Spain, the Netherlands
False! It is actually Philip II of Spain
In honor of William, the Prince of Yellow, the color yellow remains a national color and is worn by Dutch athletes.
False! It is actually William, the Prince of Orange, that has impacted the orange Dutch color.
The Dutch weren't very successful on fighting in the sea, but they were outstanding on land!
False! The Dutch were actually very successful on fighting in the sea, but they were awful on land.
In 1556, Philip II inherited parts of the empire and became the next Holy Roman Emperor.
False! Philip II did inherit parts of the empire, but did not become the next emperor
Charles V was from the family of the Hapsburgs, a wealthy European family that supplied the Holy Roman Empire with most of its emperors
True! Because Charles V was a Hapsburg, he inherited the Netherlands when he became the Holy Roman Emperor
William was born in Germany and became the Prince of Orange at age 13
False! William became the Prince at age 11
The Dutch called the Council of Troubles the Council of Swords because of how many people died from the sword and violence.
False! The Dutch actually calls it the Council of Blood due to the immense bloodshed.
Philip was conspiring with France to annihilate as many Protestants as possible
True! Because of Philips evil plan, William decided to switch faiths to fight back.
Charles V was especially fond of the city of Bastogne in Belgium, which at that time was part of the Netherlands.
False! Charles was actually fond of Brussles in Belgium.
Because Charles V insisted that William received Protestant training in his court, he put William in charge of Protestant troops in France in 1555
False! Charles V actually insisted on Catholic training and put William in charge of Catholic troops.
The Spanish soldiers who weren't receiving their pay killed many Dutch families and called this event the "Spanish Fury"
Philip sent the duke of Spain to set up the Council of Troubles to persecute those who were not loyal to Philip or the Roman Catholic Church
False! It wasn't the duke of Spain but actually the duke of Alba
The southern provinces were strongly Protestant; the northern providences were Catholic
False! It is actually the Southern that were Catholic and Northern that was Protestant
The Frenchman, Balthasar Gerard, shot William dead, and fled.
True. Gerard prtended to be in need of a job and weaseled his way into William's home in the city of Delft. He shot William dead with two pistols and ran away. :(
The Dutch Revolt fought for the freedom of the Netherlands from Spain, religion, politics, and economics.
True! William fought hard for all those things at stake
In 1581, Philip issued a ban against William and offered a reward to see him dead.
True. Poor William was shot at, nearly poisoned, and almost blown up. :(
The Spanish Fury had thousands of Dutch massacred in the city of Antwerp.
True. This Spanish Fury event occurred in November of 1576
William once said, "The privileges are no free grants of the Sovereign to his subjects, but form contracts binding both prince and people"
True! William's ideas for freedom would one day resonate across the Atlantic and onto the shores of the United States
William was a great leader for the Dutch Revolt. He was brave on the battlefield, won in his policies, attended church regularly, and he was able to stop riots among the commoners.
False! William suffered with not doing all those things and tragically lost his own brothers in battle :(
Philip II never loved the Netherlands, but at least he learned to speak Dutch!
False! Philip II never set food in the Netherlands and never learned to speak Dutch