Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for William the Silent across 7 places, from 1533 to 1581.
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William the Silent or William the Taciturn (24 April 1533 to 10 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange and in the Dutch National anthem as Willem van Nassau, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–164Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William the Silent was documented, and when
24 April 1533exact date
Dillenburgattested“William was born on 24 April 1533 at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg, in the Holy Roman Empire (now in Hesse, German Federal Republic).”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
24 April 1533exact date
Holy Roman Empireattested“William was born on 24 April 1533 at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg, in the Holy Roman Empire (now in Hesse, German Federal Republic).”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
24 April 1533exact date
Dillenburg Castleattested“William was born on 24 April 1533 at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg, in the Holy Roman Empire (now in Hesse, German Federal Republic).”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
24 April 1533exact date
Hesseattested“William was born on 24 April 1533 at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg, in the Holy Roman Empire (now in Hesse, German Federal Republic).”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
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Siege of Saint-Dizierattested“In 1544, William's agnatic (patrilineal) first cousin, René of Chalon, Prince of Orange, died in the siege of St Dizier, childless.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
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Siege of Leidenattested“In 1544, William's agnatic (patrilineal) first cousin, René of Chalon, Prince of Orange, died in the siege of St Dizier, childless.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
1581year
Netherlandsattested“In 1581, when Gérard learned that Philip II had declared William an outlaw and promised a reward of 25,000 crowns for his assassination, he decided to travel to the Netherlands to kill William.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
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1555year
Bayonnementioned“This was in 1555, when Charles sent him to Bayonne with an army of 20,000 to take the city in a siege from the French.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
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Siege of Leidenmentioned“This was in 1555, when Charles sent him to Bayonne with an army of 20,000 to take the city in a siege from the French.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
April 1567month
Netherlandsmentioned“Following the announcement that Philip II, unhappy with the situation in the Netherlands, would dispatch his loyal general Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, or Alva (also known as "The Iron Duke"), to restore order, William l…”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
October 1568month
Duchy of Brabantmentioned“In October 1568, William responded by leading a large army into Brabant, but Alba carefully avoided a decisive confrontation, expecting the army to fall apart quickly.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
1575year
Bredamentioned“After failed peace negotiations in Breda in 1575, the war continued.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
24 September 1577exact date
Brusselsmentioned“On 24 September 1577, he made his triumphal entry into Brussels, the capital.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
December 1580month
Netherlandsmentioned“According to the Apology, William's letter of justification, which was published and read to the States General in December 1580, his resolve to expel the Spaniards from the Netherlands had originated when, in the summer of 1559, he and…”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
December 1580month
States General of the Netherlandsmentioned“According to the Apology, William's letter of justification, which was published and read to the States General in December 1580, his resolve to expel the Spaniards from the Netherlands had originated when, in the summer of 1559, he and…”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
December 1580month
Francementioned“According to the Apology, William's letter of justification, which was published and read to the States General in December 1580, his resolve to expel the Spaniards from the Netherlands had originated when, in the summer of 1559, he and…”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
10 February 1582exact date
Vlissingenmentioned“He did not arrive until 10 February 1582, when he was officially welcomed by William in Flushing.”source: Wikipedia: William the Silent
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