Claim: In 1566 Louis of Nassau was one of the leaders of the league of lesser nobles who signed the "Compromis des Nobles" which was an open letter to King Philip II of Spain stating that he should withdraw the Inquisition in the Netherlands.
Evidence: In 1566 he was one of the leaders of the league of lesser nobles who signed the "Compromis des Nobles". The Compromise was an open letter, in the form of a petition, to King Philip II of Spain stating that he should withdraw the Inquisition in the Netherlands.