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William the Silent or William the Taciturn, more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange and in the Dutch national anthem as William of Nassau, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. Born into the House of Nassau, he became Prince of Orang…
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politics · Dutch revolt leader (1533–1584) · politician · military leader · also William the Silent, William I, Prince of Orange, William the Taciturn, William of Orange, Willem de Zwijger, prins van Oranje, graaf van Nassau Dutch Willem
Born 24 April 1533 · Died 10 July 1584 · Q78454
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On the main campus of Rutgers University across from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a legacy of the university's founding by ministers of the Dutch
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In front of the Marktkirche, Wiesbaden, Germany
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William Frederick raised the Netherlands to a kingdom and proclaimed himself King William I
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Died 1584-07-10.
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“Now, we shall see the beginning of a great tragedy.”
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“One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere.”
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“It is not possible for me to bear alone such labours and the burden of such weighty cares as press on me from hour to hour, without one man at my side to help me. I have not a soul to aid me in all my anxieties and toils.”
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Career landmark: stadtholder (1559–1584).
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Career landmark: Prince of Orange (1544–1584).
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Born 1533-04-24.
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