Habsburg–Guelders conflict

E942769

The Habsburg–Guelders conflict was a protracted early 16th-century struggle in the Low Countries between the Duchy of Guelders and the Habsburg rulers over regional dominance and territorial control.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war of succession
aimOfBelligerent Guelders’ preservation of territorial autonomy
Habsburg centralization of authority in the Low Countries
cause Habsburg attempts to consolidate control over the Low Countries
dispute over sovereignty of the Duchy of Guelders
struggle for regional dominance in the Low Countries
conflictType dynastic conflict
territorial conflict
consequence prelude to later Dutch conflicts with Habsburg rule
strengthening of Habsburg control over the Low Countries
diplomaticContext rivalry between Habsburgs and France
hasPart Guelders Wars
campaigns of Charles V in Guelders
historicalPeriod early modern period
historicalRegion Burgundian–Habsburg Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
involvedDynasty House of Egmond
House of Habsburg
involvedPolity Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Spain
locatedIn Duchy of Guelders
Habsburg Netherlands
Low Countries
mainBelligerent Duchy of Guelders
House of Habsburg
militaryTheater Rhine–Meuse region
northern Low Countries
opponent Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles of Egmond
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
opposedBy France
partOf Habsburg expansion in the Low Countries
early modern European wars
relatedTo Habsburg–Valois rivalry
Italian Wars
result Habsburg victory
end of Guelders’ independence
incorporation of Guelders into the Habsburg Netherlands
significantEvent Habsburg military campaigns in the Rhine–Meuse region
Treaty of Venlo
startTime early 16th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles of Egmond conflict Habsburg–Guelders conflict
Guelders Wars hasPart Guelders–Habsburg conflict of 1542–1543
linked to: Habsburg–Guelders conflict