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Family Matters: William of Orange and the Habsburgs after the Abdication of Charles V (1555–67)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Liesbeth Geevers
Liesbeth Geevers*
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Utrecht University
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Abstract

The Habsburgs and the Nassaus, who collaborated during the reign of Charles V, clashed sharply during the reign of Philip II: William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, became the leader of the Dutch Revolt. Instead of focusing on religious and political matters in the Netherlands, this article examines the underlying development of both men's dynastic identity to explain this new hostility. I argue that Habsburg family affairs — the division of the dynasty into two branches — led to an increasingly Spanish dynastic identity on Philip's part, while William could not, or would not, break free from his German-focused family identity, leading to a crucial loss of common ground between the two men.

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Renaissance Quarterly , Volume 63 , Issue 2 , Summer 2010 , pp. 459 - 490
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Copyright © 2010 Renaissance Society of America

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I wish to thank Judith Pollmann and Raymond Fagel at Leiden University, my colleagues at Utrecht University, and the two anonymous readers at Renaissance Quarterly for their insightful comments on earlier drafts of this article. All translations are the author's, except where otherwise noted.

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