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  • Het Rampjaar 1672 Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
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Het Rampjaar 1672

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History
At the peek of its power, the Dutch republic got very rich from trade and colonies and were governed by the self-made 'regent' patricians, with 'council pensioner' Jan De Wit as able leader, leaving the prince of Oragne idle even aged 20. ...See moreAt the peek of its power, the Dutch republic got very rich from trade and colonies and were governed by the self-made 'regent' patricians, with 'council pensioner' Jan De Wit as able leader, leaving the prince of Oragne idle even aged 20. Those assumed a regal lifestyle, keeping wealth and power in the families, managed to conclude a triple alliance with Enhland and Sweden, to stop a French invasion annexing the Spanish (southern) Netherlands except for trifle parts, which Louis XIV claimed due to his Habsburg marriage. The French king, able paragon of absolutism and claiming French hegemony, already hated the notion of a republic as opposite to his god-given kingship, now swore revenge at all cost. While he concluded the secret Dover treaty with England, which sought revenge for the Chatham nightmare, trained Europe's largest army and made other preparations, the Dutch ambassador remained blind to the 'unthinkable' danger. When it finally dawned on The Hague, the neglected army was in state nor number, so they hastily recruited and had to follow popular acclaim to reinstate the captain-general office for William III of Orange, despite his military inexperience. Louis took half his court and glorifying propaganda means along on a campaign meant to annex the Netherlands by walkover, yet was met with surprising resistance from the local militia crossing the Rhine at Lobith, from Germany. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Updated Dec 31, 2022
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2022 (Netherlands)

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