fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Willem van Oranje, ‘Vader des Vaderlands’ (William of Orange for
fuckyeahhistorycrushes:Willem van Oranje, ‘Vader des Vaderlands’ (William of Orange for you non-Dutch people) (1533-1584), also called William the Silent for being an amazing politician that knew when to, you know, be silent. Main leader of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. This man was one of the very first politicians to -truly- support complete freedom of religion and fought for his land to make it happen. Every second of his life was dedicated to the well-being of his land, this man hardly slept and fought small, but a lot of wars against Spanish king Filips II. He kept fighting for complete freedom of religion, even while the other important politicians were against it. My hero. -- source link
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