Der Achtzigjährige Krieg zwischen dem König von Spanien und den Niederlanden in seinen Auswirkungen auf das Westmünsterland an Beispielen

In the Eighty Years' War (also Spanish-Dutch War) from 1568 to 1648, the Republic of the Seven United Provinces won their independence from the Spanish crown and thus from the House of Habsburg. With its end, the northern Netherlands left the Union of the Holy Roman Empire. The southern part of the Netherlands, however, remained with Spain; Belgium emerged from this in the 19th century. The Netherlands was thus permanently divided.  This book chapter in the volume 1568-1648: On the Effects of the Eighty Years War on the Eastern Netherlands and Westmünsterland explores the aftermath of the conflict in the German West Munsterland region.