Title: Netherlands History and Timeline Overview
Headings: The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Timeline and History Overview

Content: Peoples such as the Saxons, Franks, Angles, and Jutes settle the land. 768 - Charlemagne becomes King of the Franks. His empire expands to include the Netherlands. 800 to 1000 - The Vikings arrive raiding towns and cities along the coast. They settle in some areas. 1083 - The name Holland first appears in a legal document describing a region that would later become known as the County of Holland. 1384 to 1482 - The Burgundian Period when most of the Netherlands was united under the rule of the Duke of Burgundy. 1482 to 1567 - The Habsburg Period when the region was ruled by the Habsburg Empire. 1509 - Dutch philosopher Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly. 1568 - The start of the Eighty Years' War when the Dutch, led by William I the Prince of Orange, revolted against the Habsburg Empire which was ruled by King Philip II of Spain.