William II, Prince of Orange

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human military leader nobleman stadtholder

William II, Prince of Orange was a 17th-century Dutch stadtholder and military leader who played a key role in the later stages of the Eighty Years' War and in the politics of the Dutch Republic.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → military leader → nobleman → stadtholder →
causeOfDeath	smallpox →
child	William III of England →
conflict	Conflict with the De Witt-led republican faction → Conflict with the States of Holland →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1626-05-27 →
dateOfDeath	1650-11-06 →
educatedAt	court of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
endTime	reign as stadtholder ended in 1650 →
father	Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
givenName	William →
languageSpoken	Dutch → French → German →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Orangist faction →
militaryRank	captain-general of the Dutch States Army →
mother	Amalia of Solms-Braunfels →
movement	Orangism →
nobleFamily	House of Orange-Nassau →
notableWork	Attempted coup against the States of Holland in 1650 →
participantIn	Eighty Years' War → later stages of the Eighty Years' War → political conflicts in the Dutch Republic →
placeOfBirth	The Hague →
placeOfDeath	The Hague →
positionHeld	Prince of Orange → Stadtholder of Holland → Stadtholder of Utrecht → Stadtholder of Zeeland →
relative	Charles I of England → Charles II of England → Henrietta Maria of France →
religion	Calvinism →
residence	Binnenhof, The Hague → Noordeinde Palace area, The Hague →
sexOrGender	male →
significantEvent	Failed military march on Amsterdam in 1650 → Imprisonment of six members of the States of Holland in 1650 →
spouse	Mary, Princess Royal →
startTime	reign as stadtholder began in 1647 →
title	Prince of Orange → Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht →
workLocation	Holland → The Hague → Utrecht → Zeeland →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic → Stadtholder of Holland →	officeHolder
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →	child
William II of Scotland →	father
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →	followedBy
Prince William of Orange (disputed) →	hasDisputedIdentityWith
House of Orange-Nassau →	hasNotableMember
Prince of Orange →	notableBearer
Staatse leger →	notableCommander
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange →	notableRelative
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange →	spouse