... . They found much support throughout France and revolts sprung up for several years. The Dutch Revolt was very similar to the Fronde. The leader of the Netherlands, Philip II, was a foreigner just like Mazarin. He was born in Spain and so his thinking had Spain at the forefront. Although economics was not a factor in the Dutch Revolt, religion played a similar role. Philip II was a die-hard Catholic while ... many Dutch were Protestant. Led by William the Silent, Protestant mobs ransacked Catholic churches and ... ...

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