Willem de Zwijger

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Willem de Zwijger is William the Silent, Prince of Orange, the key leader of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and a founding figure of the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding father
human
military leader
nobleman
politician
prince
alsoKnownAs Vader des Vaderlands
William I, Prince of Orange
surface form: Willem van Oranje

William I, Prince of Orange
surface form: William I of Orange

William I, Prince of Orange
surface form: William the Silent
associatedWith House of Habsburg
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands

States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
birthDate 1533-04-24
birthPlace County of Nassau-Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Holy Roman Empire
causeOfDeath assassination
child Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Nassau
Philip William, Prince of Orange
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1584-07-10
deathPlace County of Holland
Delft
Habsburg Netherlands
era 16th century
familyName Count of Nassau
surface form: van Nassau
father William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
givenName Willem
honorificTitle Prince of Orange
killedBy Balthasar Gérard
languageSpoken Dutch
French
German
Latin
mannerOfDeath homicide
mother Juliana of Stolberg NERFINISHED
movement Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch Revolt
nobleFamily House of Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau
notableEvent Act of Abjuration context
Eighty Years' War
notableWork Leadership of the Dutch Revolt
placeOfBurial Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
surface form: New Church, Delft
positionHeld Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Utrecht
Stadtholder of Zeeland
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
significantRole founding figure of the Netherlands
leader of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule
spouse Anna of Saxony NERFINISHED
Anna van Egmond
surface form: Anna van Egmond en Buren

Charlotte de Bourbon-Montpensier
Louise de Coligny

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Willem van Nassau alsoKnownAs Willem de Zwijger
William I, Prince of Orange alsoKnownAs Willem de Zwijger