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Stadholder Appointed

Name: Stadholder Appointed – Netherlands factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Netherlands · House / House of Orange. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1559Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1559

William I the SilentAugust 1559

Brussels · House / House of Orange

William of Orange is appointed stadholder in the Habsburg Netherlands

Names involved

William I the Silent

Provenance

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