Sasukaté Utrecht sareng mapaiketan ring warsa 1579 miwah kawéntenan jagat sesampuné punika, States General masemaya nénten malih pacang ngasor ring Raja Philip II saking Spanyol, sané taler dados nata ring Belanda.
As a consequence of the Union of Utrecht in 1579 and the events that followed afterwards, the States General declared that they no longer obeyed King Philip II of Spain, who was also overlord of the Netherlands.