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William the Rich Count of Nassau-Siegen 1487- 1559: Henry III Count of Nassau-Breda 1483–1538: Claudia of Chalon 1498–1521: Philibert of Chalon of Chalon Prince of Orange 1502–1530: William I "the Silent" 1533–1584 Prince of Orange 1544 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand & Utrecht: Louis 1538–1574: Adolf 1540–1568: Henry 1550–1574 ...
William the Silent or William the Taciturn (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger; [1] [2] 24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands [3] [4] as William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and resulted in the ...
Justinus van Nassau (1559–1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent. He was a Dutch army commander known for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada , his leadership of the forces in Breda during the siege of 1624 , and the depiction of his surrender in the painting by Diego Velázquez , The Surrender of Breda .
The following is a family tree for the Princes of Orange, a line which culminated in the Dutch monarchy with the accession of Prince William VI to the newly created throne of the Netherlands in 1815. Dates given are those of birth and death; for Princes of Orange (shown in bold), the intermediate date is the date of accession to the Princedom.
The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau, pronounced [ˈɦœys fɑn oːˌrɑɲə ˈnɑsʌu]) [a] is the current reigning house of the Netherlands.A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, particularly since William the Silent organised the Dutch Revolt against Spanish ...
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [c] also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
-Purchased in 1582 by William the Silent. It was owned by Philip II since 1567, but had fallen into arrears to the province. In 1580 the Court of Holland ordered it sold. William bought it as it gave him two more votes in the States of Zeeland, and as he was the lord, could appoint their magistrates.
Portrait of William the Silent; Prince's Flag This page was last edited on 3 December 2024, at 10:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...