William I of Orange

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William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent, was the 16th-century Dutch nobleman who led the revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the independent Dutch Republic.

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Generate an image of William I of Orange (William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent, was the 16th-century Dutch nobleman who led the revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the independent Dutch Republic.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding father ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
assassinatedBy Balthasar Gérard ⓘ
birthName Willem van Nassau ⓘ
burialPlace New Church, Delft ⓘ
linked to: Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange ⓘ
Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Philip William, Prince of Orange ⓘ
countryLed Dutch Republic ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1533-04-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1584-07-10 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Nassau
givenName William ⓘ
hasMonument Prins Willem van Oranje statue in The Hague ⓘ
house House of Nassau ⓘ
House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
influenced Dutch independence movement ⓘ
knownFor founding the independent Dutch Republic ⓘ
leading the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
mother Juliana of Stolberg ⓘ
movement Dutch Revolt ⓘ
linked to: Eighty Years' War
nickname Father of the Fatherland ⓘ
William the Silent ⓘ
linked to: William I of Orange
nobleTitle Count of Nassau ⓘ
linked to: County of Nassau

Prince of Orange ⓘ
Stadtholder of Holland ⓘ
Stadtholder of Utrecht ⓘ
Stadtholder of Zeeland ⓘ
linked to: Maurice of Nassau
notableWork Leadership in the Eighty Years' War ⓘ
opponent Duke of Alba ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
placeOfBirth County of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ
Dillenburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath County of Holland ⓘ
Delft ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht ⓘ
linked to: Maurice of Nassau
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Anna of Saxony ⓘ
Anna van Egmond ⓘ
Charlotte of Bourbon ⓘ
Louise de Coligny ⓘ

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County of Nassau → associatedWithPerson → William I of Orange ⓘ
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Prince William of Orange (disputed) → hasDisputedIdentityWith → William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
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William I of Orange → nickname → William the Silent ⓘ
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Maurice of Nassau → father → William the Silent ⓘ
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Maurice of Nassau → father → William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
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Orange County, Vermont → namedFor → William of Orange ⓘ
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Orange County, Virginia → namedAfter → William of Orange ⓘ
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