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The House of Orange-Nassau ( in Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau, ), a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — especially since William I of Orange ( also known as " William the Silent " and " Father of the Fatherland ") organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years ' War led to an independent Dutch state.
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Delft is primarily known for its typically Dutch town centre ( with canals ); also for the painter Vermeer, Delft Blue pottery ( Delftware ), the Delft University of Technology, and its association with the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau.
Any symbolism has been added later to the three colours, although the orange comes from the House of Orange-Nassau.
However, the usual way to show the link with the House of Orange-Nassau is the orange pennant above the red-white-blue.
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*** House of Orange-Nassau, the royal family of the Netherlands that evolved from one of the Princes of Orange
**** William the Silent ( 1533 – 1584 ), one of the princes of Orange ; member of the House of Orange-Nassau ; founder of the Dutch nation
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The Spanish Empire recognizes the Dutch Republic of United Netherlands as a sovereign state, ( governed by the House of Orange-Nassau and the Estates General ) which was previously a province of the Spanish Empire.
During the Dutch Golden Age, it was conceived essentially as the anthem of the House of Orange-Nassau and its supporters-which meant, in the politics of the time, the anthem of a specific political faction which was involved in a prolonged struggle with opposing factions ( which sometimes became violent, verging on civil war ).
After the Batavian Revolution, inspired by the French revolution, it had come to be called the " Princes ' March " as it was banned during the rule of the Patriot party, which did not support the House of Orange-Nassau.
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* A group of conspirators meet at Charborough House in Dorset to plan the overthrow of King James and replace him with the Protestant Dutch Stadtholder, William III of Orange-Nassau.
William III & II (; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702 ) was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth.
The young prince portrayed in a flower garland painting by Jan Davidsz de Heem filled with symbols of the House of Orange-Nassau | House of Orange.
Most of Provence remained strongly Catholic, with only one enclave of Protestants, the principality of Orange, Vaucluse, an enclave ruled by Prince William of the House of Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands, which was created in 1544 and was not incorporated into France until 1673.
Both forts were named in honor of the House of Orange-Nassau.
The House of Orange-Nassau came to be the monarchs of this new state.
However in practice the princes of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau, beginning with William the Silent, were always chosen as stadtholders of most of the provinces.
The Netherlands has been a monarchy since March 16, 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau ever since.
The House of Orange-Nassau were given the present day Netherlands and Belgium to govern as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the House of Orange-Nassau.
From 1780 to 1787, Dordrecht was home to the Patriots faction which intended to remove the hereditary Stadtholder position held by the House of Orange-Nassau.
The royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau, derives its name in part from its former holding, the principality of Orange.
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" Boudica has also been the primary subject of songs by Irish singer / songwriter Enya, Dutch soprano Petra Berger, Scottish singer / songwriter Steve McDonald, English metal band Bal-Sagoth, Faith and the Muse and Dreams in the Witching House.
This threatened to unite the Spanish and French kingdoms under the House of Bourbon – something unacceptable to England, the Dutch Republic, and Leopold I, who had himself a claim to the Spanish throne.
One of the principal members of the Dutch artistic movement called De Stijl, Rietveld is famous for his Red and Blue Chair and for the Rietveld Schröder House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Peace of Westphalia treaties involved the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand III, of the House of Habsburg, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the Swedish Empire, the Dutch Republic, the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, and sovereigns of the free imperial cities and can be denoted by two major events.
The " Dutch House " adjoining was purchased by George III in 1781 as a nursery for the royal children.
Some of the counts were powerful magnates who also ruled many other territories, culminating in a period of rule by the House of Habsburg which was terminated by the Dutch Revolt.
Aruba presents the mandate of the Aruban People for Aruba to become an Independent Country, under the souvereignty of the House of Orange, based on Aruba's first state constitution presented officially since August 1947, and a ( 4th ) Member State of the future Dutch Commonwealth.
Having become monarchs with a claim to represent the entire nation and stand above factions, the House of Orange decided to break with the song which served them as heads of a faction, and the Wilhelmus was hence replaced by Hendrik Tollens ' song Wien Neêrlands bloed door d ' aderen vloeit, which was the official Dutch anthem from 1815 till 1932.
When receiving a foreign head of state or emissary, the Dutch anthem may not be played unless a member of the Dutch Royal House is present.
* King Willem I ( 1772 – 1843 ) at the Dutch Royal House website
The third is the Dutch House, which was moved to Brookline, Massachusetts.
House of the Dutch Resident ( title ) | resident in Kupang ( c. 1900 )
The Holy Roman Empire, the United Dutch Provinces, England, Hanover and many other German states opposed Philip's right to succeed because they feared that the French House of Bourbon would become too powerful if it also controlled Spain.
A few houses and cemeteries still bear witness to the Dutch origins of the borough of Brooklyn, including the oldest house of New York City, the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House in Flatlands.
After the fourth Balkenende cabinet was formed, the VVD was the second-largest opposition party in the Dutch House of Representatives.
During the Dutch general-election of 2010 the VVD obtained the highest number of votes cast and came to occupy 31 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
However, from 2002 until 2005, there was a Temporary Referendum Law in place, which allowed for non-binding referendums, known in Dutch as Volksraadpleging (" People's Consultation "), to be organised for laws already approved by the House of Representatives.
Jones, a gifted architect steeped in the latest European taste, also designed the Queen's House at Greenwich for Anne, one of the first true Palladian buildings in England ; and the Dutch inventor Salomon de Caus laid out her gardens at Greenwich and Somerset House.
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