When Don John of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands, dies of a fever, Philip II of Spain appoints Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, to replace him. It is an uneviable position in the current circumstances, since Dutch rebels have been in open warfare with the Spanish rulers for the past decade.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, is appointed Governor of Netherlands". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15235, accessed 06 May 2024.]
