Maurice, Prince of Orange

Maurice of Orange (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became Prince of Orange upon the death of his eldest half-brother Philip William in 1618, he was known as Maurice of Nassau.

Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt - Maurits van Nassau, prins van Oranje en Stadhouder

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