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.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Maurice of Nassau canonical 53
Maurits van Nassau 5
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange 3

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Maurice of Nassau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 (70)

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

House of Orange-Nassau → hasNotableMember → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Eighty Years' War → involvedPerson → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age → notableFigure → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
States Army of the Dutch Republic → notableCommander → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
William I of Orange → nobleTitle → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadtholder of Zeeland
William I of Orange → positionHeld → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht
William I of Orange → child → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Constantijn Huygens → employer → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadtholders of Holland
Maurice of Nassau → fullName → Maurice of Nassau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurits van Nassau
Maurice of Nassau → fullName → Maurice of Nassau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Nassau → positionHeld → Maurice of Nassau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadtholder of Holland
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt → opponent → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → succeeded → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Prince of Orange → notableBearer → 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 Breda → hasParticipant → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Prince of Nassau → hasNotableBearer → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
House of Nassau → notableMember → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
County of Nassau-Dillenburg → notablePersonAssociated → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Maurice → hasVariant → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurits
Staatse leger → notableCommander → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Staatse leger → reorganizedBy → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
War of the Jülich Succession → commander → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Siege of Groningen (1594) → commander → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Siege of Groningen (1594) → hasParticipant → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic → officeHolder → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Stadtholder of Holland → officeHolder → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Anna of Saxony → child → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Willem van Nassau → child → 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
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 ⓘ
Counter-Remonstrants → hadSupportFrom → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Mauritstoren → namedAfter → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurits (given name origin, likely Prince Maurice of Nassau)
Frederick Henry → sibling → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Frederick Henry → predecessor → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Orange-Nassau → notableMember → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Nassau family → notableMember → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz → uncle → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz → relative → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
fortress town of Grave → wasCapturedBy → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
subject surface form: Grave
Slag bij Nieuwpoort → commander → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurits van Nassau
Stadtholder → officeHolder → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau → givenName → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maurits
Louise Juliana of Nassau → relative → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Captain-General of the Dutch Republic → officeHolder → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau → predecessor → Maurice of Nassau ⓘ