A Dutch nobleman and Prince of Orange. A leader in the independence of the Dutch Republic. He was from the House of Nassau, the most prestigious Dutch noble family, and inherited the House of Orange-Nassau in 1544. He served as governor of the provinces of Holland, Utrecht, and Zeeland, but in 1568 he rebelled against Spanish rule and started the Eighty Years' War in cooperation with the Beggars' Order. In 1581 he became the leader of the Dutch Republic and struggled to repel the Spanish army, but was assassinated midway through the battle. He is also known as William the Silent. → Related articlesEgmont [Count] | Maurice William I [Willem]Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
オランダの貴族でオラニエ公。オランダ共和国独立の主導者。オランダ貴族随一の名門ナッサウ家の出身で1544年にはオラニエ=ナッサウ家を継承。ホラント,ユトレヒト,ゼーラント州の総督を務めたが,スペイン支配に反対して1568年蜂起,〈乞食団〉と協力して八十年戦争を開始した。1581年オランダ共和国の指導者となり,スペイン軍撃退に苦心したが,戦い半ばで暗殺された。ウィレム寡黙公とも呼ばれる。 →関連項目エグモント[伯]|マウリッツ ウィレム[1世]【ウィレム】出典 株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて 情報 |
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