William I of Orange

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founding father human military leader nobleman politician

William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent, was the 16th-century Dutch nobleman who led the revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the independent Dutch Republic.

Aliases (5)

William the Silent ×6
William I, Prince of Orange ×2
William of Orange ×2
William I of Orange (William the Silent) ×1
William I of Orange-Nassau ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	founding father → human → military leader → nobleman → politician →
assassinatedBy	Balthasar Gérard →
birthName	Willem van Nassau →
burialPlace	New Church, Delft →
causeOfDeath	assassination →
child	Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → Maurice of Nassau → Philip William, Prince of Orange →
countryLed	Dutch Republic →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic → Habsburg Netherlands →
dateOfBirth	1533-04-24 →
dateOfDeath	1584-07-10 →
era	16th century →
father	William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg →
givenName	William →
hasMonument	Prins Willem van Oranje statue in The Hague →
house	House of Nassau → House of Orange-Nassau →
influenced	Dutch independence movement →
knownFor	founding the independent Dutch Republic → leading the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule →
mannerOfDeath	homicide →
mother	Juliana of Stolberg →
movement	Dutch Revolt →
nickname	Father of the Fatherland → William the Silent →
nobleTitle	Count of Nassau → Prince of Orange → Stadtholder of Holland → Stadtholder of Utrecht → Stadtholder of Zeeland →
notableWork	Leadership in the Eighty Years' War →
opponent	Duke of Alba → Philip II of Spain →
placeOfBirth	County of Nassau-Dillenburg → Dillenburg → Holy Roman Empire →
placeOfDeath	County of Holland → Delft → Habsburg Netherlands →
positionHeld	Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht →
religion	Calvinism → Lutheranism → Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Anna of Saxony → Anna van Egmond → Charlotte of Bourbon → Louise de Coligny →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange ("William the Silent") → Maurice of Nassau ("William the Silent") → Maurice of Nassau ("William I, Prince of Orange") →	father
Principality of Orange ("William the Silent") → Principality of Orange →	notableRuler
County of Nassau →	associatedWithPerson
Leiden University ("William of Orange") →	foundedBy
Prince William of Orange (disputed) ("William I, Prince of Orange") →	hasDisputedIdentityWith
Prince of Nassau ("William I of Orange (William the Silent)") →	hasNotableBearer
House of Orange-Nassau →	hasNotableMember
Eighty Years' War ("William the Silent") →	involvedPerson
Fort William ("William of Orange") →	namedAfter
William I of Orange ("William the Silent") →	nickname
Prince of Orange →	notableBearer
House of Nassau →	notableMember
Henrietta d’Oultremont ("William I of Orange-Nassau") →	spouseName
Pacification of Ghent ("William the Silent") →	supportedBy