William the Silent, Prince of Orange, despairing at the course
of the war against the Spanish governors of the Netherlands, offers
Elizabeth I of England the sovereignty of the Netherlands, but she
declines to take it, since it would draw her into conflict with
Spain.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Elizabeth refuses to accept sovereignty of the Netherlands". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15193, accessed 28 March 2024.]