ðɛɹˈʌpɑːn ðə jˈuːniən ʌv ɚɹˈæz wʌz sˈaɪnd ænd ˈoʊnli wˈiːks lˈeɪɾɚ, ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ðə jˈuːniən ʌv jˈuːtɹɛçt, æt wˌɪtʃ ðə sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn sˈʌðɚn ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn nˈɛðɜːləndz bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fˈækt.
Thereupon the Union of Arras was signed and only weeks later, on January 23, 1579, the Union of Utrecht, at which the separation between southern and northern Netherlands became a fact.