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1 day ago · Mother. Herleva of Falaise. William the Conqueror [a] ( c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I ), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle ...
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2 days ago · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
- 1689 – 8 March 1702
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Apr 17, 2024 · William the Silent was perhaps the most famous statesman and war leader in the early history of the Netherlands. He is also known as the first William of Orange. He was born on April 24, 1533, in Dillenburg Castle, in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg. His father was William, Count of Nassau, and his mother was Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
5 days ago · The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau, pronounced [ˈɦœys fɑn oːˌrɑɲə ˈnɑsʌu]) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands.A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, particularly since William the Silent organised the Dutch Revolt against Spanish ...
- 1544; 479 years ago
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Apr 8, 2024 · Battle of Delft. William the Silent or William the Taciturn ( Dutch: Willem de Zwijger; [1] [2] 24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands [3] [4] 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 ...
Apr 15, 2024 · William Wellman (born February 29, 1896, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died December 9, 1975, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director whose more than 80 movies included Hollywood classics of documentary -like realism and who was ranked as an action director alongside Howard Hawks and John Ford. (Read Martin Scorsese’s ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (born Sept. 14, 1547, Amersfoort, Spanish Netherlands [now in the Netherlands]—died May 13, 1619, The Hague, Neth.) was a lawyer, statesman, and, after William I the Silent, the second founding father of an independent Netherlands. He mobilized Dutch forces under William’s son Maurice and devised the anti-Spanish ...
