Wilhelmus

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Wilhelmus is the Dutch national anthem, renowned as one of the oldest national anthems in the world and notable for its acrostic structure and historical ties to William of Orange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem
patriotic song
song
acrosticSpells Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
surface form: Willem van Nassov
approximateCompositionEnd 1572
approximateCompositionStart 1568
commonlySungStanzas 1
6
containsBiblicalReferences true
country Netherlands
culturalSignificance symbol of Dutch national identity
genre psalm-like song
hasAcrosticStructure true
hasCallForSteadfastness true
hasEnglishTitle William of Nassau
hasOfficialStatus true
hasReligiousElements true
historicalContext Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt against Spain

Eighty Years' War
surface form: Eighty Years War
isAbout William of Orange
isNamedAfter William I of Orange
surface form: William of Orange
isNationalAnthemOf Netherlands
isOneOfOldestNationalAnthems true
isPartOf Dutch cultural heritage
isPerformedBy choirs
military bands
orchestras
isTaughtIn Dutch schools
isUsedAt Dutch national ceremonies
international sports events involving the Netherlands
royal occasions in the Netherlands
language Dutch
melodyOrigin French Huguenot song
melodyType chorale-like
meter 4/4
musicalForm strophic
narrativeVoice first person
narrator Prince of Orange
surface form: William of Orange
numberOfStanzas 15
officiallyAdoptedAsAnthem 1932
periodOfOrigin Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt
predecessorAsDutchAnthem Wien Neêrlands Bloed
religiousTradition Protestant
theme loyalty to God
loyalty to the Dutch fatherland
loyalty to the king of Spain

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Willem van Nassau commemoratedBy Wilhelmus
this entity surface form: Dutch national anthem "Wilhelmus"
Pim Fortuyn givenName Wilhelmus
William the Silent commemoratedBy Wilhelmus
this entity surface form: Dutch national anthem "Wilhelmus"
National Remembrance of the Dead on 4 May mainCeremonyIncludes Wilhelmus
this entity surface form: national anthem Wilhelmus