What is Maurice, Prince of Orange?
[[File:Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt - Maurits van Nassau, prins van Oranje en Stadhouder.jpg|thumb|Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt - Maurits van Nassau, prins van Oranje en Stadhouder]] '''Maurice of Orange''' (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''[[stadtholder]]'' of all the provinces of the [[Dutch Republic]] except for [[Friesland]] from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became [[Prince of Orange]] upon the death of his eldest half-brother [[Philip William]] in 1618, he was known as '''Maurice of Nassau'''. [[Category:1567 births]] [[Category:1625 deaths]] [[Category:House of Orange-Nassau]] [[Category:Dutch royalty]]