William the Silent
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| - | '''Prince William I of [[Principality of Orange|Orange]], Count of [[Nassau (state)|Nassau]]''' ([[April 24]], [[1533]] – [[July 10]], [[1584]]), also widely known as '''William the Silent''' ({{lang-nl|Willem de Zwijger}}), was born in the [[House of Nassau]]. He became [[Prince of Orange]] in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the [[House of Orange-Nassau]]. He was the main leader of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] revolt against the [[Spain|Spanish]] that set off the [[Eighty Years' War]] and resulted in the formal independence of the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]] in 1648. | + | '''Prince William I of [[Principality of Orange|Orange]], Count of [[Nassau (state)|Nassau]]''' ([[April 24]], [[1533]] – [[July 10]], [[1584]]), also widely known as '''William the Silent''' (Dutch:Willem de Zwijger), was born in the [[House of Nassau]]. He became [[Prince of Orange]] in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the [[House of Orange-Nassau]]. He was the main leader of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] revolt against the [[Spain|Spanish]] that set off the [[Eighty Years' War]] and resulted in the formal independence of the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]] in 1648. |
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Prince William I of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584), also widely known as William the Silent (Dutch:Willem de Zwijger), was born in the House of Nassau. He became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the House of Orange-Nassau. He was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.
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