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  3. / Which King appointed Alba as governor of the Netherlands?

Which King appointed Alba as governor of the Netherlands?

  • King Charles I

  • King Louis XIV

  • King Henry VIII

  • King Philip II

Answer

King Philip II, also known as Philip the Prudent, was the monarch of the Habsburg dynasty who appointed Alba as the governor of the Netherlands. He was a powerful ruler who sought to maintain control over his vast territories and suppress religious dissent.
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