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Who abdicated leading to the Spanish Habsburgs gaining control of the Habsburg Netherlands?
Emperor Charles V
King Philip II
Emperor Maximilian I
King Ferdinand I
Answer
Emperor Charles V abdicated in 1556, leading to the Spanish Habsburgs gaining control of the Habsburg Netherlands.
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