Compromise of the Nobles

Timeline

1. 1566Breda · NetherlandsNobles including Hendrik van Brederode convened a meeting at Breda to discuss how to express to the regent their grievances over Protestant persecution and fiscal burdens, and to coordinate action across the provinces.
2. 1566Brussels · NetherlandsNoble representatives traveled to Brussels to petition Margaret of Parma, demanding a halt to heresy trials and respect for provincial privileges; the regent ostensibly agreed to suspend them but failed to resolve the underlying conflict.
3. 1566Provinces of the Netherlands · NetherlandsThe regent's advisor, the Count of Berlaymont, mockingly called the petitioning nobles 'beggars'; the nobles instead adopted the name themselves and wore beggar badges, laying the political groundwork for later symbols of resistance such as the Sea Beggars.