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Ruler · 1533 – 1584

William the Silent

Lived 1533 – 1584; military leader, politician. Prince of Orange of Principality of Orange, 1544 – 1584. The atlas files them under Holy Roman Empire.

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Lived
1533 – 1584
51 years
In office
40 years
one reign
Lines
1
Principality of Orange
Left it
ending not on record
nothing on record

Prince of Orange

Principality of Orange · the 3rd of 9 dated reigns · 1171 – 1751

Bertrand I of Baux1171 – 1185
René of Chalon1530 – 1544
William the Silent1544 – 1584
Philip William, Prince of Orange1584 – 1618
3 after
William the Silent · 1544 – 1584 · this entry120013001400150016001700
ending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1544 – 1584 · 40 years

Left it
ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

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Wikidata Q78454 (CC0) · the reigns from Wikidata's P39 terms, the rulers' own articles read by grammar (sentences quoted above, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kokkonen & Sundell where they code the line · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.