'''William the Silent''' (Dutch:Willem de Zwijger) or William of Orange (Dutch:Willem van Oranje)was the founding father of [[the Netherlands]]. In the Netherlands he is known as the ''vader des vaderlands'' or father of the fatherland. | '''William the Silent''' (Dutch:Willem de Zwijger) or William of Orange (Dutch:Willem van Oranje)was the founding father of [[the Netherlands]]. In the Netherlands he is known as the ''vader des vaderlands'' or father of the fatherland. |