"As a well-known family in the Netherlands, the Orange family is well-known throughout the Netherlands, and the former Prince of Orange is the governor of Jersey, the Netherlands, and Utrecht. Orange is still very competitive for His Majesty. ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas. Marne, word by word, analysed the candidates for the Governor of the Netherlands for His Majesty the King and the other ministers, among whom Louis, Prince of Orange. Orange is the most threatening.

When Edward heard this, he had to remain silent, although he had been giving blood transfusions to the Dutch people and believed in Protestantism, and he was also more prestigious among the Dutch nobles.

But the most economically powerful provinces in the north are the provinces of Holland and Zeeland, which have a great influence on the current union of autonomous provinces, and the Orange family has a huge influence.

But a strong local competitor still makes his hope of an alien king smaller.

Thankfully I got William before. Orange died unexpectedly, otherwise this position would really be difficult to hope for.

The northern provinces and a few cities in the south formed the "League of Utrecht" as an alliance against Spanish rule.

And the position of governor of this alliance was contested by many people, nobles and commoners, and there was a lot of discussion, which made the newly independent provinces of the Northern Netherlands faintly divided.

At this time, the sudden independence of Brussels immediately washed over the restless North Netherlands, and the atmosphere of celebration was particularly strong.

And the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the region cannot be without a leader for a day.

After Edward decided to put it on hold, the other Dutch nobles also chose to put it on hold and wait for a later date.

Although the position of governor is difficult to deliver, the leadership needed is still necessary, and the snake cannot be without a head.

So, in the end, in desperation, the nobility of the northern provinces began to establish special councils to carry out temporary leadership.

In today's society, the leader of a country is equated with the country in which it is located, but in the sixteenth century, dozens of countries could have the same monarch.

Therefore, the independence of the Netherlands at this moment is only equivalent to breaking away from the control of Spain, but it does not want to break away from the control of Philip II.

In other words, the Netherlands was independent of Spain, but still nominally under the rule of the Habsburgs, and Philip II remained the true king of the Netherlands.

In the end, if Edward became a governor, he would have become a vassal of Philip II, or rather, his courtier.

Although, in the eyes of people in the sixteenth century, it was a very mundane thing.

For example, for a long time, the king of England, as the Duke of Normandy, was a vassal of the King of France, and he was loyal as a duke.

And if Edward became a governor and then became a vassal of Philip II, it was really impossible.

And if this governorship cannot fall into the hands of the new Prince of Orange, how can he be allowed back if he finally killed the previous prince? If you do, it's hard to get down.

Therefore, Edward was very entangled.

Thus, the Parliament came out and temporarily replaced the functions of the Governor.

In this way, the struggle for power came to an end.

However, it is absolutely impossible for all forces to give up, and this struggle for power will unfold more rapidly when the special parliament convenes next month.

The parliament is the best tool for balancing the major provinces and nobles.

The so-called democracy in history is actually an aristocratic republican democracy, which has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Of course, it is also a weapon to check and balance the power of the monarch.

Of course, the reason for the establishment of the special council was mainly that the nobles did not want to share power with those commoners and did not want to convene the Estates-General.

Therefore, the nobles chose to put aside the governor and chose to govern in coalition.

And a country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and a country without a monarch is unimaginable in this era, just as we cannot be like the slave society in modern times, which can only be expressed in books, but not experienced.

As a result, the time for the Governor to choose was set on March 21, which was also the day when the Special Council actually sits.

And during this time, a retaliatory campaign broke out, right in the South Netherlands.

After the news of the mutiny of the inhabitants of Brussels and the massacre of the defenders by snakes, the Spanish troops stationed in the South Netherlands were immediately indignant, excited, frightened, hideous, and so on.

Upvott, a well-known economic centre, has long been a source of conversation between Dutch and outsiders, and praise has always been a frequent occurrence.

On this day, in retaliation for the signing of the Ghent Agreement, and also to retaliate and deter the occurrence of the Brussels traitorous incident, Spanish soldiers stormed Antwerp, killing and looting indiscriminately, killing 7 or 8,000 men, women, and children.

In just three days, this rich city was desolate and in ruins, and the prosperity of the past was like a passing cloud, fleeting.

This action did not deter the rebellious Dutch people in the slightest, but instead prompted the southern Netherlands to turn from a few cities to almost all revolts.

Anger swept across the Netherlands, and sixteen of the 17 Dutch provinces declared independence in revolt against Spanish rule.

and reaffirming the Ghent Agreement, which proposed the withdrawal of the Spanish army, the annulment of all the decrees of the viceroyalty, and the reaffirmation of the original rights of the cities, but the recognition of the monarchical power of Philip II,

The northern provinces, which are basically engaged in the textile industry and the shipping industry, have a developed economy and capitalism is relatively prevalent.

As a result of the revolution and the prevalence of Calvinism, the northern Dutch nobility, relying on the general situation, repeated the example of England, confiscating church assets and depriving priests of their property for devouring.

In other words, Catholicism, which had just fallen into decline in the northern Netherlands, was suddenly dealt with neatly, and all classes were fed.

Moreover, the Special Council reaffirmed that the abolition of Catholicism would prevail only if Calvinism was officially recognized.

At this time, a large number of rebellious masses suddenly cooled down in the south, and they came and went in a hurry.

Why, exactly?

"The nature of the northern provinces to obey Calvinism and wantonly confiscate church property is too bad!"

"Besides, they have also formulated tax standards, how much tax should be kept, it is the right of our nobles, when it will be the turn of others to interfere!"

"The land will always be ours, don't want to take it away!"

Knowing that the northern provinces had begun to formulate matters that would harm the old rights of the nobles, the nobles in the south immediately talked about it.

This kind of behavior has been condemned.