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Siege of Ghent

1583–1584 siege
Event siege Q2202319
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Siege of Ghent

Summary

Siege of Ghent is a siege[1].

Key Facts

  • Siege of Ghent is in the country of Spanish Netherlands[2].
  • Siege of Ghent's instance of is recorded as siege[3].
  • The location of Siege of Ghent was Ghent[4].
  • Siege of Ghent is part of Eighty Years' War[5].
  • Siege of Ghent began on October 28, 1583[6].
  • Siege of Ghent ended on September 17, 1584[7].
  • Siege of Ghent's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.05, 'longitude': 3.7166666666667, 'precision': 0.016666666666667}[8].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Ghent was Calvinist Republic of Ghent[9].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Ghent was Hispanic Monarchy[10].
  • A participant in Siege of Ghent was Malcontents (Low Countries)[11].

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When and Where

Siege of Ghent began on October 28, 1583[6]. It ended on September 17, 1584[7]. It took place at Ghent[4]. It is in the country of Spanish Netherlands[2].

Context

Siege of Ghent is part of Eighty Years' War[5]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Calvinist Republic of Ghent[9], Hispanic Monarchy[10], and Malcontents (Low Countries)[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → siege
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Country → Spanish Netherlands
    Image → Ghent, Belgium ; Braun & Hogenberg 1576.jpg
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33939|batch #33939]]: Siege of Ghent"
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