{"slug": "william-the-silent", "label": "William the Silent", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Silent", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78454", "qid": "Q78454", "description": "Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584)", "entries": 12, "years": 8, "span": [1568, 1629], "span_label": ["1568 CE", "1629 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "dutch-republic", "label": "Dutch Republic", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "henry-iii-of-france", "label": "Henry III of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "stadtholder", "label": "Stadtholder", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "eighty-years-war", "label": "Eighty Years' War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zeeland", "label": "Zeeland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "holland", "label": "Holland", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1568, "year_label": "1568 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – Battle of Heiligerlee: Troops under Louis of Nassau, brother of William the Silent, defeat a smaller loyalist force under Jean de Ligne, in an attempt to invade the Northern Netherlands. This effectively begins the Eighty Years' War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362476556#April–June", "title": "1568", "revid": 1362476556, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1568, "year_label": "1568 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 12", "text": "November 12 – Dutch rebels commanded by William the Silent defeat Spanish Habsburg troops led by Sancho d'Avila in the battle of Le Quesnoy in northern France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362476556#October–December", "title": "1568", "revid": 1362476556, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1568, "year_label": "1568 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 20", "text": "October 20 – Battle of Jodoigne: Spanish forces under the Duke of Alba destroy William the Silent's rearguard and William abandons his offensive.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362476556#October–December", "title": "1568", "revid": 1362476556, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1568, "year_label": "1568 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 5", "text": "October 5 – William the Silent invades the southeastern Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362476556#October–December", "title": "1568", "revid": 1362476556, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1575, "year_label": "1575 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – William the Silent, Prince of Orange, marries Charlotte of Bourbon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362481402#April–June", "title": "1575", "revid": 1362481402, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1576, "year_label": "1576 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 25", "text": "April 25 – Documents for the Union of Delft are signed by Dutch leader Willem van Oranj to create a federation of Holland and Zeeland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362635528#April–June", "title": "1576", "revid": 1362635528, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1578, "year_label": "1578 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 8", "text": "February 8 – The city council of Amsterdam in the Netherlands ratifies a treaty placing the city under the authority of Willem, Prince of Orange, and joining the States of Holland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356931160#January–March", "title": "1578", "revid": 1356931160, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1579, "year_label": "1579 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – The Union of Utrecht unites the northern Netherlands in a confederation called the United Provinces. William the Silent becomes Stadtholder, and the Duc d'Anjou, younger brother of Henry III of France, is invited to become hereditary sovereign.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362792771#January–March", "title": "1579", "revid": 1362792771, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1582, "year_label": "1582 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 10", "text": "February 10 – François, Duke of Anjou, arrives in the Netherlands, where he is personally welcomed by William the Silent.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373325265#January–March", "title": "1582", "revid": 1373325265, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1584, "year_label": "1584 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 10", "text": "July 10 – Willem van Oranje, the leader of the Dutch Republic as Stadtholder of Holland, is assassinated in Delft. Balthasar Gérard, who bought two wheel-lock pistols and then made an appointment with at the Prinsenhof, shoots William in the chest at close range and fatally wounds him, making William the first head of state to be assassinated with a handgun.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561067#July–September", "title": "1584", "revid": 1369561067, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1584, "year_label": "1584 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 14", "text": "July 14 – Balthasar Gérard, French assassin of William the Silent (executed; b. 1557)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561067#Deaths", "title": "1584", "revid": 1369561067, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1629, "year_label": "1629 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 16", "text": "March 16 – Countess Emilia of Nassau, Dutch noble, daughter of William the Silent (b. 1559)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365103352#Deaths", "title": "1629", "revid": 1365103352, "section": "Deaths"}}]}