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18 hours ago · July 6, 2024. Billy Holland. By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister. This week we celebrated Independence Day which is also commonly known as the Fourth of July. It ...
Jun 20, 2024 · William III, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), reigning jointly with Queen Mary II (until her death in 1694). He directed the European opposition to Louis XIV and, in Britain, secured the triumph of Protestantism.
3 days ago · Holland and Zeeland were on the verge of offering the title of count to William when he was assassinated on July 10, 1584, at Delft, by Balthasar Gérard, a fanatical young Roman Catholic from Franche-Comté, spurred by the promises of the ban of Philip II.
Jun 10, 2024 · William of Orange, also known as William the Silent, was named heir to the county of Orange by René of Chalon, who himself died with no children. Later, William went on to lead the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish occupation of the Netherlands during the Eighty Years’ War from 1568 to 1648 .
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4 days ago · He already had one as First Noble for Philip William, who had inherited Maartensdijk. This made William the predominant member of the States of Zeeland. It was a smaller version of the countship of Zeeland (& Holland) promised to William, and was a potent political base for his descendants.
Jun 27, 2024 · We bid farewell to William Egnathaus Holland of Stockton, Illinois, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on June 7, 2024 at the age of 99. William touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts.
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1 day ago · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
