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21 hours ago · By 1600 Maurice of Nassau was stadtholder and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was Grand pensionary of the States General of the Netherlands. In 1601, Spain, now under King Philip III with his favourite the Duke of Lerma, despite maintaining its hegemony in the world, was economically weakened with war and bankruptcy.
- 5 July 1601-20 September 1604
- Ostend annexed by Spanish Netherlands
- Spanish pyrrhic victory [Note A]
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