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The 10 pages that link to Act of Abjuration, each with the reason it gives.

• Dutch RepublicBroader topic: It gave the revolt a formal argument for rejecting royal authority.

• Dutch RevoltBroader topic: It made the rebels' break with their king an explicit political act.

• Eighty Years' WarBroader topic: It turned resistance into an explicit rejection of the Spanish king's rule.

• States General of the NetherlandsRelated: It asserted the provinces’ right to govern themselves before the Republic took shape.

• William the SilentRelated: William’s defense of resistance helped justify rejecting the king’s rule.

• House of Orange-NassauRelated: It formalized the revolt in which William the Silent was a leading figure.

• Union of UtrechtBroader topic: It translated the Union's resistance into an explicit rejection of royal authority.

• Margaret of ParmaRelated: It formalized the break with the Habsburg authority Margaret had once represented.

• County of HollandBroader topic: It formalized the break with the Habsburg sovereign over Holland and other rebelling provinces.

• History of the NetherlandsBroader topic: It turned resistance into an explicit rejection of the Spanish king's authority.