Maurice of Nassau

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Dutch nobleman Prince of Orange human military leader stadtholder

Maurice of Nassau was a Dutch military leader and stadtholder who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt against Spain and in shaping the Dutch Republic’s early success.

Aliases (9)
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch nobleman →
Prince of Orange →
human →
military leader →
stadtholder →
battle Battle of Nieuwpoort →
Siege of Breda →
surface form: "Siege of Breda (1590)"

Siege of Groningen (1594) →
Siege of Ostend →
birthDate 1567-11-14 →
birthPlace County of Nassau-Dillenburg →
Dillenburg →
Holy Roman Empire →
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft →
surface form: "New Church, Delft"
causeOfDeath illness →
conflict Eighty Years' War →
surface form: "Dutch Revolt"

Eighty Years' War →
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic →
deathDate 1625-04-23 →
deathPlace Dutch Republic →
The Hague →
era Dutch Golden Age →
father William I of Orange →
surface form: "William I, Prince of Orange"

William I of Orange →
surface form: "William the Silent"
fullName Maurice of Nassau →
surface form: "Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange"

Maurice of Nassau →
surface form: "Maurits van Nassau"
givenName Maurice →
house Prince of Nassau →
surface form: "Orange-Nassau"
language Dutch →
mother Anna of Saxony →
movement Eighty Years' War →
surface form: "Dutch Revolt"
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau →
notableAchievement Consolidation of the Dutch Republic’s independence →
Key leadership in the Dutch Revolt against Spain →
Modernization of military drill and tactics →
notableWork Military reforms in the Dutch States Army →
opposed Johan van Oldenbarnevelt →
Five Articles of the Remonstrance →
surface form: "Remonstrants"
positionHeld Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic →
Captain-General of the Dutch States Army →
Stadtholder of Drenthe →
Stadtholder of Gelderland →
Maurice of Nassau →
surface form: "Stadtholder of Holland"

Stadtholder of Overijssel →
Stadtholder of Utrecht →
Stadtholder of Zeeland →
reignEnd 1625 →
reignStart 1585 →
religion Calvinism →
sibling Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
successor Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
supported Synod of Dort →
surface form: "Counter-Remonstrants"
Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anna of Saxony → child → Maurice of Nassau →
Willem van Nassau → child → Maurice of Nassau →
William I of Orange → child → Maurice of Nassau →
Battle of Nieuwpoort → commander → Maurice of Nassau →
Battle of Nieuwpoort → commander → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurits van Nassau"
Siege of Groningen (1594) → commander → Maurice of Nassau →
War of the Jülich Succession → commander → Maurice of Nassau →
Constantijn Huygens → employer → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Stadtholders of Holland"
Maurice of Nassau → fullName → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurits van Nassau"
Maurice of Nassau → fullName → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange"
Counter-Remonstrants → hadSupportFrom → Maurice of Nassau →
Prince of Nassau → hasNotableBearer → Maurice of Nassau →
House of Orange-Nassau → hasNotableMember → Maurice of Nassau →
Siege of Breda → hasParticipant → Maurice of Nassau →
Siege of Groningen (1594) → hasParticipant → Maurice of Nassau →
Maurice → hasVariant → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurits"
Eighty Years' War → involvedPerson → Maurice of Nassau →
Mauritstoren → namedAfter → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurits (given name origin, likely Prince Maurice of Nassau)"
William I of Orange → nobleTitle → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Stadtholder of Zeeland"
Prince of Orange → notableBearer → Maurice of Nassau →
Staatse leger → notableCommander → Maurice of Nassau →
Dutch Golden Age → notableFigure → Maurice of Nassau →
House of Nassau → notableMember → Maurice of Nassau →
Stadtholder of Holland → officeHolder → Maurice of Nassau →
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt → opponent → Maurice of Nassau →
Maurice of Nassau → positionHeld → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Stadtholder of Holland"
William I of Orange → positionHeld → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht"
Staatse leger → reorganizedBy → Maurice of Nassau →
Philip William, Prince of Orange → sibling → Maurice of Nassau →
Philip William, Prince of Orange → sibling → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurice, Prince of Orange"
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → succeeded → Maurice of Nassau →
Philip William, Prince of Orange → successor → Maurice of Nassau →
Philip William, Prince of Orange → successor → Maurice of Nassau →
this entity surface form: "Maurice, Prince of Orange"
Gomarists → supportedRuler → Maurice of Nassau →
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