Complete the sentence about Spa, Belgium with the correct year: In July ______, the gentry of the provinces met in Spa under the pretext of taking the waters.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1565
Spa, in Belgium's Liège Province, was a meeting place long before it grew into a famed resort. In July 1565 the gentry of the provinces gathered there under the pretext of taking the waters, and they agreed to oppose the edicts of Philip II, which led to the 1566 Compromise of Nobles.
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