Stadholder Appointed
William of Orange is appointed stadholder in the Habsburg Netherlands
Role range: 1559-1584
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William I the Silent Biography and Timeline
Follow William I the Silent through 3 dated historical records for Netherlands.
William I the Silent, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1559–1561Years on this page
1559
1561
Marriage to Anna of Saxony
Marries Anna of Saxony after the death of his first wife Anna of Egmont
Role range: 1559-1584
Second Marriage
William marries Anna of Saxony strengthening German Protestant connections
Role range: 1559-1584
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.