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  2. William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in 1806. In that capacity he was succeeded by his son William .

  3. Apr 16, 2024 · William V (born March 8, 1748, The Hague, Neth.—died April 9, 1806, Braunschweig [Germany]) was the prince of Orange and Nassau and general hereditary stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (1751–95). When his father, William IV, died (1751), he was but three years of age, and his mother, Anne of Hanover, acted as regent for him until her death ...

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  4. William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in 1806. In that capacity he was succeeded by his son William.

  5. He spent the last five years of his life in exile in Germany, partly in his Nassau domains. Willem Batavus, Prince William V, was born in The Hague in 1748. He was Prince of Orange and hereditary stadholder of the Republic of the United Provinces.

  6. May 11, 2024 · William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in 1806.

  7. William the Silent or William the Taciturn (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger; 24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and resulted in the formal independence ...

  8. Prince William V of Orange-Nassau had it built in 1774 so he could show his impressive collection of paintings to the public. This was a unique step – the first time a high-ranking figure had made ‘his’ art accessible to the public. It became the Netherlands’ first ever museum.

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