Talk:Spanish Netherlands

References? Suggestion
I cannot believe that the only citation in this entire article consists of a link to a modern population web page that gives a head count of the places that used to be the Spanish Netherlands. None of the historical information has a single reference, and this despite the fact that the Spanish Netherlands were a pivotal part of early modern European history. This article doesn't even mention a single ruler of the area. It looks like a stub article. Very disappointing. KDS 4444 Talk   22:52, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

1555 vs 1581
Although Spanish rule did begin in 1555, the way the articles are currently organized, Seventeen Provinces refers to the pre-Abjuration country and Spanish Netherlands refers to the post-abjuration country. Any change to this should undergo some level of discussion and affect both articles simultaneously. I'm reverting 's edits until this can be hashed out. Ibadibam (talk) 23:17, 29 July 2014 (UTC)


 * The English version is as far as I checked the only wikipedia entry using the year 1581 instead of 1555 (or 1556). The reasoning behind it: Philip II was, in contrast to his father, above all seen as the king of Spain. So when he inherited the Seventeen Provinces, they were seen as Spanish Netherlands. Source: http://books.google.nl/books?id=gMFoRbjakCUC&lpg=PA20&dq=Spanish%20Netherlands&hl=nl&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q=Spanish%20Netherlands&f=false
 * Although there is also something to say to stick to the year 1581, I don't think it's a good thing that the English wikipedia is different from the other pages. --Watisfictie (talk) 00:08, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

New unsourced material
The information added in this edit will need a source or at least corroboration by a non-IP user. Is it a hoax/misleading or in fact correct? —Brigade Piron (talk) 10:08, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Merge proposal to Habsburg Netherlands

 * you posted a without a rationale, care to start a discussion? Q VVERTYVS  (hm?) 13:12, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the reminder, it's been a weird few months. These are essentially the same topic, not two separate periods. This is the more common name in English.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:21, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose Though largely the same period and topic, there is the best part of a century when they are not, and that is what the term is typically used for, and what the article concentrates on. All is as it should be. Timeline: 1482 Habsburg Netherlands begins; 1506 Charles becomes Duke of Burgundy; 1522 Charles V becomes King of Spain, in addition to being HRE; 1556 he abdicates, leaving the Netherlands to the Spanish part of his inheritance. The proposal at Talk:Habsburg_Netherlands is better. Johnbod (talk) 13:33, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Also oppose, at least for now. The Spanish period is distinct in that it saw the secession of the Nothern Netherlands (as the Dutch Republic), after which only present Belgium was ruled from Spain. It also saw distinct social and economic developments, hardly covered in the present article: the rise of Amsterdam at the expense of Antwerp as the main trade port in the region, and the effects of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. The current article is only a short overview of political developments, but it has potential for expansion. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 08:49, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose, per Q VVERTYVS . That said, I'm not sure that this is necessarily made as clear in the article itself as it could be... —Brigade Piron (talk) 16:52, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Closing this as Keep Johnbod (talk) 11:14, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Flag
@Broshdru could you please explain why you keep adding the “civil flag” of the Spanish Netherlands? It isn’t supported by any citations, so it shouldn’t be on the page. 296cherry (talk) 17:14, 14 January 2024 (UTC)