William the silent or william of orange william i, prince of orange, 153384, dutch statesman, principal founder of dutch independence. This famous book by a celebrated historian recounts the life of the unlikely revolutionary hero and favourite of emperor charles v, william prince of orange, who mobilised the legendary group of rebels known as the beggars to fight the imperial forces of spain. Unsurprisingly, he was often given the nickname, silly billy. Hot william of orange and the jewish bank of england. The adventures of silly billy wonder books easy reader.
William of orange and the revolt of the netherlands, 15721584. The dutch king william i and his son, the prince of orange, who had fought in the. Supposedly, his father william iii thought he was a bit thick and called him silly billy. His mother was the eldest daughter of king charles i of england, scotland and ireland and sister of king charles ii and king james ii and vii. William of orange jewish donkey and homosexual william of orange, known to his bum buddies as billy the pink, was a dutch nobody who was picked up by the amsterdam jews with a very particular purpose in mind. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. Wedgwoods style of writing makes this an effortless and very enjoyable book to read. The great battle reappraised and it appears from the reading that the crown prince of orange, prince william wasnt the complete idiot that hes made out. William was born at buckingham palace in london on 21 august 1765. William v, landgrave of hessekassel or hessecassel the constable. Prince william of orange i article about prince william. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. A descendant of the ottonian line of nassau nassau, former duchy, w central germany, situated n and e of the main and rhine rivers. Parissien describes him as a short and skinny and indecisive youth and later in life a notoriously dull drunk invariably known as silly billy.
His mother was the eldest daughter of king charles i of england, scotland and ireland and sister of king charles ii and king james ii. When he was two, allied britishhanoverian troops left the netherlands and french troops swept in to join the antiorangist forces. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. William i, prince of orange article about william i. This book is a must read for anyone who does not know european, and in particular, dutch history. The jews had been run out of england by king edward i. It was too much for the british and when the belgians refused to join the british in the crimean war, lord. William ii, prince of orange and princess henrietta mary.
This is an excellent biography of william the silent which is also a story of the founding of the dutch republic. Prince of orange, the first european first edition by bevan, bryan isbn. Where and when did the phrase silly billy originate. Cleverly masquerading as a book about the life of prince william the author spends the first half of the book making snide remarks about princess diana wherever and whenever she can. The adaptation is based on the novel of the same name by bernard cornwell.
King of the netherlands and grand duke of luxembourg 1840 1849. William iii, byname william of orange, also called william henry, prince of orange, dutch willem hendrik, prins van oranje, born november 14 november 4, old style, 1650, the hague, netherlandsdied march 19 march 8, 1702, london, england, stadholder of the united provinces of the netherlands as william. Willem van oranje, was the main leader of the dutch revolt against the spanish habsburgs that set off the eighty years war 15681648 and resulted in the formal independence of. The author, a former schoolteacher does a very good job of narrating the history of the dutch struggle against the spanish philip ii under the leadership of the sovereign prince of orange who gave all his goods, and his life, for the benefit of the dutch people. Sharpes waterloo tv movie 1997 sharpes waterloo tv. Did the term silly billy come from william of orange. Plantagenet somerset frys book, kings and queens of england, suggests that he earned this nickname because, as a young man, he was very excitable and rather tactless. William ii was the son of william i and wilhelmine of prussia. Good introduction to william of orange, father of the netherlands. This series is based on a number of books set in the napoleonic era from the. Silly billy was a type of clown common at fairs in england during the 19th century. William ii willem frederik george lodewijk, anglicized as william frederick george louis.
He otherwise cannot be identified in any legal documents that i have found. These are pictured in the gfm book portraitures of horses 10 by 14 inches combined. A series of books on the history of the greater prince william sound, camping, trailing, observer guides, willer whales, valdez, anchorages, kayaking, skiing, cruising guides, weather and climate, geology, glaciers. His tale begins in sharpes tiger as a private in the 33rd regiment of foot. The figure of prince william of orange 157284 dominates the political landscape of the 16th century netherlands, and in many ways personifies the dutch revolt against spanish hegemony. Ive read it aloud to my children twice now, and they enjoy it. Prince william of orange served on the duke of wellingtons staff in the. William ii 16261650 was prince of orange and stadtholder of holland, zeeland, utrecht, gelderland, overijssel and groningen 16471650. He had subsequently been given a command at waterloo which he had fulfilled with notorious incompetence. The role was typically played as a stooge to another clown the name is popular because of its nice rhyme and. Sharpes waterloo is a british television drama, the 14th part of a series that follows the career of richard sharpe, a fictional british soldier during the napoleonic wars.
Prince of orange, the first european 9780948695537. England and even more so ireland were for william of orange the ruler of holland simply useful tools in his campaign to free holland from french domination. He is a recurring character in the historical novels of georgette heyer, most. William iv of the united kingdom silly billy, the sailor king, sailor billy, the royal tar. In the novel waterloo, the prince of orange was described as having an. Cornwell gives william the nickname silly billy and portrays him as being a arrogant fool, but in reality, william s courage and good nature made him very popular with the british, who nicknamed him slender billy. Richard sharpe is the series protagonist, a british soldier who fought in india, the peninsular war and the battle of waterloo. As for the poor prince of orange, slender billy as he was known to the brits, he was a gallant officer, and that goes a long way in my book. Willem hendrik, he was the only child of mary, princess royal and stadtholder william ii, prince of orange. His father, william ii of orange, had just died of smallpox and his english mother, mary, had her. The chosen bridegroom was prince william of orange, an unprepossessing and indecisive young man who had served on the duke of wellington s staff in spain. Moreover, she makes the reader truly care for and invest in the figure of william of nassau. Pst hi all ive been reading david hamiltonwilliams waterloo. Not to be confused with william ii of scotland or william ii, prince of orange.
The pope and king billy were in fact political buddies engaged in a bitter european power struggle in which irelands people both catholic and protestant were mere sacrificial pawns. A third william who lived during the regency period and was not known for his wisdom was prince william of orange, who was briefly engaged to princess charlotte. Silly billy anthony browne, author, anthony browne, illustrator. In the novel waterloo, the prince of orange was described as having an easy nature, but needing. Cant tell you about the last half of the book as i finally gave up looking to really learn more about prince william and am returning book for a refund. William, prince of orange willem nicolaas alexander frederik karel hendrik. Plantagenet somerset frys book, kings and queens of england, suggests. List of nicknames of european royalty and nobility. William iv, duke of clarence 17651837many sources suggest that the phrase silly billy was originally coined for william iv. William iii, byname william of orange, also called william henry, prince of orange, dutch willem hendrik, prins van oranje, born november 14 november 4, old style, 1650, the hague, netherlandsdied march 19 march 8, 1702, london, england, stadholder of the united provinces of the netherlands as william iii 16721702 and king of england, scotland, and ireland 16891702, reigning. He was known both as the sailor king and as silly billy.
His reign saw the passing of the reform act of 1832. William i, prince of orange 24 april 1533 10 july 1584, also known as william the silent or william the taciturn translated from dutch. William of nassau, prince of orange 15331584 wedgwood, cicely veronica on. King william iii, prince of orange first edition by kennedy, billy editor isbn. For other people named william ii, see william ii disambiguation. Prince of orange or princess of orange if the holder is female is a title originally associated with the sovereign principality of orange, in what is now southern france the title prince of orange was created in 1163 by the emperor frederick barbarossa, by elevating the county of orange to a principality, in order to bolster his support in that area in his conflict with the papacy. He earns the rank of sergeant by the end of the book. William ii was king of the netherlands, grand duke of luxembourg, and duke of limburg. Indeed, while one can find specific references to john, sons of philemon, william, and nicholas, the only specific reference to john as josephs son is in josephs will. They were also common in london as a street entertainer, along with the similar clown billy barlow.
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