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William of Orange, The Silent > Website 
William 1 of Orange (Willem van Oranje), also known as William the Silent (Willem de Zwijger), was the leader of the Dutch war of independence from Spanish rule, known as the Eighty Years War (1568-1648).
Willem was born on April 24, 1533, at Dillenburg in the county of Nassau, presently in Germany. His parents were Willem of Nassau and Juliana of Stolberg. He was raised a Protestant.
In 1544, at the age of 11, Willem succeeded his cousin René, head of the principality of Orange (France), who had died without children. This made him the head of the House of Orange-Nassau, but because of his young age a regent was sought. Emperor Charles V (ruled 1515-1555) of the Habsburgian dynasty, who was also ruler of the Netherlands, decided to take care of this himself. In order to erase any possible anti-Roman Catholic sentiments William was further brought up at the imperial court at Brussels.
In 1559, under Charles' son, Philip II of Spain (ruled 1556-1598), Willem became the stadtholder (governor) of the king in the provinces of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
In 1581 the northern Seven Provinces formally declared its independence from the Spanish throne as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, with the post of stadtholder retained for the benefit of William. This was called the Act of Segregation (Dutch: Akte van Verlatinge).
King Philip II placed a large reward on the head of William. On July 10, 1584 William was assassinated in Delft by Balthazar Gerards. The holes in the wall at the spot where he was shot can still be seen by visitors. He was accompanied at the time by his loyal henchman, the Welsh soldier, Roger Williams, who helped capture the assassin. William's body was laid to rest in a mausoleum at the New Church in Delft. All members of the House of Oranje-Nassau have since then been buried there.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt led in William's place, after his death.
More on this Website >
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Orange
• www.entoen.nu : William of Orange • Edit
• William of Orange - thefreedictionary.com • Edit
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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Juliana of Stolberg
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a Dutch statesman, who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. In 1586, Van Oldenbarnevelt was made Land's Advocate of the province of Holland, an office he held for 32 years. Holland b... |
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