Act of Abjuration
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The Act of Abjuration or Plakkaat van Verlatinghe, signed on 26 July 1581, was the formal declaration of independence of the Dutch Low Countries from the Spanish king, Philip II. This act followed the Union of Utrecht.
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Provinces
In the declaration, these provinces are mentioned (in order of appearance):
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