The Duke of Alba, following Philip IIs order
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The Duke of Alba, following Philip IIs order
The Duke of Alba, following Philip IIs order, arrests Count of Egmont in Brussels (1567). He was condemned to death by the Council of Troubles because he could not avoid the 1566 Calvinist revolts. Engraving
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Alba Arrests Avoid Brussels Calvinist Condemned Council Count Egmont Order Philip Troubles Revolts
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In this engraving, The Duke of Alba, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, is depicted carrying out Philip II of Spain's orders in Brussels, Belgium, in 1567. The Duke, dressed in armor and holding a sword, is seen arresting the Count of Egmont, Lamoral, Count of Egmont and Horne, who stands before him with his hands bound. The Count, clad in a richly decorated robe, looks defiantly at the Duke as he is led away. The arrest of Egmont was a significant event in the Spanish Netherlands during the reign of Philip II. The Count, a prominent leader in the region, had been unable to prevent the Calvinist revolts that had erupted in 1566. As a result, he was condemned to death by the Council of Troubles, a special tribunal established by Philip II to deal with heresy and rebellion in the Netherlands. The Duke of Alba, a trusted military commander of Philip II, was sent to Brussels to restore order and quell the rebellion. Despite his reputation as a ruthless enforcer of Spanish rule, Alba was given the difficult task of carrying out the execution of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn, another prominent rebel leader. The engraving captures the tense moment of the arrest, with the Duke's determined expression and the Count's defiant posture. The scene is rendered in intricate detail, with the rich textures of the clothing and armor bringing the figures to life. The horizontal composition of the image adds to the sense of drama and tension, as the two men face each other in a moment of high stakes. The arrest of Egmont and Hoorn marked the end of the Calvinist revolts in the Spanish Netherlands, but it also fueled anti-Spanish sentiment and resentment among the population. The execution of the two counts was a turning point in the history of the region, and it foreshadowed the eventual decline of Spanish rule in the Netherlands.
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