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fever aT of the aC Pe men ORaCemteL ie eMC me oF ee AWC onn e eae ae LE TS Mt William Father of the Netherlands BY GORDON LANGLEY HALL Illustrated with photographs and with maps by Don Pitcher TWO HUNDRED YEARS before the American Revolution, the people of the Netherlands chose to fight for political and religious independence—the same path that the American colonists would later take. Spain, not England, was the ruling mother country, but the spirit and aims of both rev- olutions were remarkably similar. The man who was to become the father of his country, The Netherlands, was William of Orange. The dramatic career of William of Orange, also known as William the Silent, is brought to life through the author’s careful investiga- tion of people, places, and facts. The influ- ences that led to William’s momentous deci- sion to cast aside his loyalties to the crown in favor of love for his adopted fatherland are revealed in this portrait of his public and pri- vate life. William himself—strong, coura- geous, tolerant—is set against the sinister, royal backdrop of murders, political intrigues, and advantageous marriages. Three of his wives brought him happiness; the fourth— half-crazed Anna of Saxony--and the un- timely deaths of those near to him caused William much unhappiness and grief. Such famous and infamous historical figures as Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, the Duke of Alva, and “Bloody Mary” were in- volved in the events that determined Continued on back flap RIVERSIDE CITY & COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 0 00 01 0357173 3 CENTRAL Langley aoTNtfhe hete hre rlands. 949.203 Hall, Gordon Langley H176w William, father of The Netherlands. Chicago, Rand McNally, c1969. kop. illus.,maps,ports. 22cm. Bibliography: p228. 1.Willem I, Prince of Orange, 15 33- 1584. 2.Netherlands--History--Wars of Independence, 1556-1648. I.Title. ) APR2 3 1973 William Father of the Netherlands By the Author of: GOLDEN BOATS FROM BURMA: The Story of Ann Hasseltine Judson, First American Woman to Go to Burma in 1812 VINNIE REAM: The Story of the Girl Who Sculptured Lincoln OSCEOLA MISTER JEFFERSON’S LADIES LADY BIRD AND HER DAUGHTERS illiam Father of the Netherlands GORDON LANGLEY HALL Illustrated with photographs and maps & RAND MENALLY & COMPANY Chicago - New York « San Francisco For MARJORIE HALL COPPER Copyright © 1969 by Gordon Langley Hall Copyright 1969 under International Copyright Union by Gordon Langley Hall All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 71-80072 First Printing, May, 1969 Contents AUTHOR'S NOTE 9 1 A Child Is Born 11 2 At the Court of the Emperor 16 3 Master of Breda 28 4 First Princess of Orange 34 5 A New Chapter 39 6 A Country in Confusion 52 7 A Time of Sorrows 56 8 A Substitute for the Queen of Scots 67 9 The Prince and the Cardinal 78 10 The Unfortunate Anna 87 11 A Weeping Regent 96 12 A Time of Rebellion 105 = A Haven in Dillenburg 113 14 A Flag Unfurled 130 7 The Fight Begins 138 16 Sea Beggars 147 ay The Siege of Leiden 153 18 Charlotte, His Dearest Love 167 19 A Rare Man 174 20 Welcome to Brussels 184 21 The Little Frog 197 22 A Prophecy Fulfilled 215 FOR FURTHER READING 228 INDEX 2 29
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