Treaty of Arras (1579)
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The Treaty of Arras (1579) was an agreement between the Spanish Crown and several southern provinces of the Low Countries that reaffirmed their loyalty to King Philip II during the Dutch Revolt, deepening the political and religious split with the northern provinces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace of Arras (1579) | 1 |
| Treaty of Arras (1579) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2519305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Arras (1579) Context triple: [Union of Arras, followedBy, Treaty of Arras (1579)]
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A.
Treaty of Utrecht (1528)
The Treaty of Utrecht (1528) was an agreement by which Emperor Charles V acquired control over the Lordship of Utrecht, integrating it into the Habsburg Netherlands.
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B.
Treaty of Arras (1435)
The Treaty of Arras (1435) was a pivotal agreement that reconciled Burgundy with Charles VII of France, undermined English alliances, and marked a major turning point toward the end of the Hundred Years' War.
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C.
Treaty of Osnabrück
The Treaty of Osnabrück was one of the key peace agreements of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, helping to end the Thirty Years' War and reshape the political and religious order of central Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
The Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France was one of the key peace agreements of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War and significantly reshaped the political and territorial order of Central Europe.
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E.
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Arras (1579) Target entity description: The Treaty of Arras (1579) was an agreement between the Spanish Crown and several southern provinces of the Low Countries that reaffirmed their loyalty to King Philip II during the Dutch Revolt, deepening the political and religious split with the northern provinces.
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A.
Treaty of Utrecht (1528)
The Treaty of Utrecht (1528) was an agreement by which Emperor Charles V acquired control over the Lordship of Utrecht, integrating it into the Habsburg Netherlands.
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B.
Treaty of Arras (1435)
The Treaty of Arras (1435) was a pivotal agreement that reconciled Burgundy with Charles VII of France, undermined English alliances, and marked a major turning point toward the end of the Hundred Years' War.
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C.
Treaty of Osnabrück
The Treaty of Osnabrück was one of the key peace agreements of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, helping to end the Thirty Years' War and reshape the political and religious order of central Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France
The Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France was one of the key peace agreements of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War and significantly reshaped the political and territorial order of Central Europe.
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E.
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| affectedTerritory |
Low Countries
ⓘ
Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| category |
16th-century treaties
ⓘ
Treaties of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of the Eighty Years' War
|
| chronologicallyRelatedTo |
Union of Arras
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Arras (1579)
Union of Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Utrecht (1579)
|
| confirmedLoyaltyTo |
Philip II of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Treaty of Arras (1579)
ⓘ
surface form:
Peace of Arras (1579)
|
| hasContext |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Revolt
Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1579-05-17 ⓘ |
| hasMonarch | Philip II of Spain ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1579 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of Belgium
ⓘ
history of Spain ⓘ history of the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ history of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to end rebellion in the southern Low Countries
ⓘ
to reconcile southern provinces with Philip II ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arras ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Union of Utrecht ⓘ |
| partyTo |
City of Douai
ⓘ
County of Artois ⓘ County of Hainaut ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
Wallonia ⓘ
surface form:
Walloon provinces
|
| precedes | Act of Abjuration ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Union of Arras ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | recognition of Roman Catholicism as sole religion in signatory provinces ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
political split between northern and southern Low Countries
ⓘ
reaffirmation of loyalty of southern provinces to Philip II ⓘ religious split between northern and southern Low Countries ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Union of Arras
ⓘ
representatives of King Philip II of Spain ⓘ southern provinces of the Low Countries ⓘ |
| signedIn |
Arras
ⓘ
County of Artois ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| stipulated |
restoration of traditional provincial privileges
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upholding of Catholicism in the southern provinces ⓘ withdrawal of Spanish troops from certain areas ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Arras (1579) Description of subject: The Treaty of Arras (1579) was an agreement between the Spanish Crown and several southern provinces of the Low Countries that reaffirmed their loyalty to King Philip II during the Dutch Revolt, deepening the political and religious split with the northern provinces.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Peace of Arras (1579)