William I, Prince of Orange (William the Silent)

William I, Prince of Orange (24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger),  or more commonly known as William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years’ War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.

Evelyn visited William’s tomb whilst visiting Delft in 1641.

• Introduction – Part I
• The Eighty Years’ War
• Willemstad, Netherlands
• Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau
• Tuesday 17 August 1641

Wikipedia entry on William I

• Austin Dobson footnote.
• Wikipedia for background, portrait.