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'''Maurice of Nassau''' (1567-1625), Prince of Orange, stadholder of the Netherlands, was a leader of the [[Dutch Revolt]] in the Netherlands against Spain.

'''Maurice of Nassau''' (1567-1625), Prince of Orange, stadholder of the [[Netherlands]], was a leader of the [[Dutch Revolt]] in the Netherlands against [[Spain]].

The second son of [[William the Silent]], he was born in Dillenburg Castle, Hesse-Nassau, now in West Germany, on Nov. 14, 1567. Educated at Heidelberg and Leiden, he succeeded his father, assassinated in 1584, as stadholder of Holland and Zeeland. By 1591, largely through the aid of [[Jan van Olden Barneveldt]], who had been a strong supporter of William the Silent, Maurice became stadholder or lord of the northern, Protestant, Dutch half of the Netherlands. Maurice studied military science and was placed in charge of the armed forces. Working with [[Olden Barneveldt]], head of the civil government, he set out to free the Netherlands from Spanish rule.  

The second son of [[William the Silent]], he was born in Dillenburg Castle, Hesse-Nassau, now in Germany, on Nov. 14, 1567. Educated at Heidelberg and Leiden, he succeeded his father, assassinated in 1584, as stadholder of Holland and Zeeland. By 1591, largely through the aid of [[Jan van Olden Barneveldt]], who had been a strong supporter of William the Silent, Maurice became stadholder or lord of the northern, Protestant, Dutch half of the Netherlands. Maurice studied military science and was placed in charge of the armed forces. Working with [[Olden Barneveldt]], head of the civil government, he set out to free the Netherlands from Spanish rule.  

Maurice completely reorganized the Dutch army and its tactics and developed new methods of siege warfare. He implemented numerous tactical, technical, and logistical changes, and built a highly disciplined army that fought only two infantry battles but lay 30 sieges between 1588 and 1609. His military and naval victories enabled the Netherlands to conclude in 1609 a 12-year truce with Spain, which in practice meant the independence of the seven United Provinces.

Maurice completely reorganized the Dutch army and its tactics and developed new methods of siege warfare. He implemented numerous tactical, technical, and logistical changes, and built a highly disciplined army that fought only two infantry battles but lay 30 sieges between 1588 and 1609. His military and naval victories enabled the Netherlands to conclude in 1609 a 12-year truce with Spain, which in practice meant the independence of the seven United Provinces.

* Motley, John Lothrop. ''History of the United Netherlands, 1584-1609'' (4 vol., 1860–67) [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4885/4885.txt Gutenberg editions online]

* Motley, John Lothrop. ''History of the United Netherlands, 1584-1609'' (4 vol., 1860–67) [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4885/4885.txt Gutenberg editions online]

* Parker, Geoffrey. ''The Dutch Revolt'' (1977), 327pp

* Parker, Geoffrey. ''The Dutch Revolt'' (1977), 327pp

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