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One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere. - William the Silent
" "One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere.
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About William the Silent
For other people named William of Orange, see William of Orange (disambiguation). William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent, was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Empire that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was assassinated in 1584. Today, he is known as the De Vader des Vaderlands, or, in english, Father of the Fatherland.
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Native Name:
Willem van Oranje-Nassau
Alternative Names:
William I, Prince of Orange
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William the Taciturn
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William of Orange
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Willem de Zwijger
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prins van Oranje, graaf van Nassau Dutch Willem
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Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau William
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William I of Orange-Nassau
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Vader des Vaderlands Willem van Oranje
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I have heard that tomorrow they are to execute the two prisoners, the accomplices of him who shot me. For my part, I most willingly pardon them. If they are thought deserving of a signal and severe penalty, I beg the magistrates not to put them to torture, but to give them a speedy death, if they have merited this. Good-night!
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