The situation was further complicated by acquisitive desires of Emperor Rudolph II and the Wettin dukes of Saxony — the former particularly worrying to Henry IV of France and the Dutch Republic, who feared any strengthening of the Habsburg Netherlands.
Olukorda raskendasid veelgi keiser Rudolf II ja Wettinitest Saksimaa hertsogite ahned soovid — esimene oli eriti muret tekitav Henri IV-le ja Hollandi Vabariigile, kes kartsid mistahes Habsburgide Madalmaade tugevnemist.