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Events on Tuesday 25 October 1555 1
1555Charles V abdicates the NetherlandsFirst step in the emperor's retirement from ruleOn 25 October 1555 in Brussels, Charles V formally transferred sovereignty over the Seventeen Provinces to his son Philip. It was the opening act of a staged abdication that would see Charles relinquish the Spanish crown in 1556 and the imperial title in 1558.