Pacification of Ghent
1576 alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pacification of Ghent, signed on 8 November 1576, was an alliance between the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands.[1] The main objectives were to remove Spanish mercenaries who had made themselves hated by all sides due to their plundering, and to promote a formal peace with the rebellious provinces of Holland and Zeeland.