Beeldenstorm

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Beeldenstorm was a wave of Protestant iconoclastic riots in the Low Countries in 1566, during which religious images and church decorations were systematically destroyed.

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Beeldenstorm canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
iconoclastic movement
religious riot
chronologicalContext Eighty Years’ War
linked to: Eighty Years' War
country Habsburg Netherlands
hasCause Calvinist preaching
Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

economic hardship in the Low Countries
opposition to Catholic Church practices
political discontent with Habsburg rule
religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants
hasEffect destruction of medieval church art
escalation of conflict between Dutch provinces and Spanish crown
harsher repression by Philip II of Spain
strengthening of Calvinism in the Low Countries
hasPart iconoclastic riots
historicalRegion Habsburg Netherlands
languageOfName Dutch
literalMeaning “image storm”
“statue storm”
location Low Countries
present-day Belgium
present-day Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg

present-day Netherlands
mainParticipants Calvinists
linked to: Calvinism

Catholic clergy (as targets)
other Protestants
opposedBy Catholic authorities
Philip II of Spain
opposedReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf European Wars of Religion
relatedEvent Dutch Revolt
linked to: Eighty Years' War

Eighty Years’ War
linked to: Eighty Years' War
religion Protestantism
significantPlace Amsterdam
Antwerp
Ghent
Haarlem
Utrecht
startTime 1566
target altarpieces
church decorations
church interiors
monasteries
religious images
stained glass windows
statues of saints
timePeriod 16th century

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Iconoclastic Fury hasPart Beeldenstorm
Iconoclastic Fury alsoKnownAs Beeldenstorm
Compromise of the Nobles followedBy Beeldenstorm