Editing Eindhoven (section)

=== 16th–18th centuries ===
[[File:Comparing maps of Eindhoven.gif|thumb|Comparison of the map of Eindhoven from c. 1550 with the 2024 map]]
[[File:Eindhoven Hogenberg.jpg|thumb|The [[Siege of Eindhoven (1583)|capture of Eindhoven]] in 1583, by [[Frans Hogenberg]]]]
The reconstruction of Eindhoven was finished in 1502, with a stronger rampart and a new castle. However, in 1543 it fell again, its defense works having been neglected due to poverty.

A big fire in 1554 destroyed 75% of the houses but by 1560 these had been rebuilt with the help of [[William the Silent|William I of Orange]]. During the [[Dutch Revolt]], Eindhoven changed hands between the Dutch and the Spanish several times during which it was burned down by renegade Spanish soldiers, until [[Siege of Eindhoven (1583)|finally in 1583 it was captured once more by Spanish troops]] and its city walls were demolished.

Eindhoven did not become part of the Netherlands until 1629. During the French occupation, Eindhoven suffered again with many of its houses destroyed by the invading forces. Eindhoven remained a minor city after that until the start of the [[Industrial Revolution]].