As a consequence of the Union of Utrecht in 1579 and the events that followed afterwards, the States General declared that they no longer obeyed King Philip II of Spain, who was also overlord of the Netherlands.
Awa ikma tartit tan Utrecht daɣ awatay wan 1579 id haratan wi has ilkamnen darat awa, state general illaghat as ibas issodmaran i rayis wan Spania Philip wan 2 eqqalan har ajjudi rayis n addawla tan Pays-bas