Historedia
Group or institution

Dutch

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1627–1713

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dutch, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Economic collapse of Habsburg Spain

    1627

    Role: Plundering Spanish maritime trade

    1. 1627 · CastileCastilian Economy Collapse

      In 1627, the Castilian economy collapsed due to currency debasement for war, causing price explosions and a shift to barter.

    2. Unknown · Maritime routesDutch Plundering of Trade

      Dutch forces plundered Spanish and Portuguese maritime trade, on which Spain was wholly dependent after the economic collapse.

    3. Unknown · Germany and ItalyMilitary Financial Strain

      Spanish armies in Germany paid themselves on the land, and the navy suffered losses, while Olivares faced blame for the Mantuan Succession.

  2. Capture of Lille

    1708–1713

    Role: Occupying force

    1. 1708–1713 · LilleDutch Occupation

      The Dutch occupied Lille for five years following its capture in 1708.

Sources

  1. Habsburg Spain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
  2. Lille Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26