Collect William The Silent, Prince Of Orange: The Moderate Man Of The 16th Century: The Story Of His Life As Told From His Own Letters, Those Of Friends Enemies, ... From Official Documents. Complete In 1 Vol Constructed By Ruth Putnam Shown As Softcover

of Nassau became Prince of Orange at the age of eleven when he inherited the estates and titles of a cousin, A condition of this inheritance was that he should be brought up at the

court of Mary, Regent of the Netherlands, Here he came to the attention of the Emperor Charles V who developed a great affection for him, Here too, the boy from the Protestant family learned to conform to the Catholic faith of the court, and perhaps began to develop the religious tolerance that was so characteristic of him in later life and which led him inevitably into conflict with the rigid intolerance of Charles' son and successor, Philip II.

 
Though William didn't live to see the complete union of the Netherlands, his years of military and diplomatic struggles against the oppression of their Spanish overlords were such that he is known as the Father of the Fatherland.

 
William wrote over a thousand letters in his fiftyone years: letters to family and friends, to allies and enemies, to monarchs and ambassadors, and to the official bodies of the provinces that made up the Low Countries.
This wealth of personal expression gives great insight into his character and motivations, and forms the basis of this biography,

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