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How did Frederick Henry allied himself with other minor members?

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As a minor prince heading a federation of oligarchic republics Frederick allied himself with other minor members and the puritans in order to maintain control during the Netherlands' struggle for independence from Spain. An able diplomat he gained a subsidy from France to continue fighting and allied with the British King Charles I by marrying his son William to Charles's daughter Mary.

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