What is William the Silent?
{{Infobox royalty | image = William I, Prince of Orange by Adriaen Thomasz. Key Rijksmuseum Amsterdam SK-A-3148.jpg | caption = [[Portrait of William the Silent|Portrait]] by [[Adriaen Thomasz. Key]], c.&nbsp;1570–1584 | succession = [[Prince of Orange]] | reign = 15 July 1544 – 10 July 1584 | predecessor = [[René of Chalon|René]] | successor = [[Philip William, Prince of Orange|Philip William]] {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes | office = [[Stadtholder]] of [[Lordship of Frisia|Friesland]] | term_start = 1580 | term_end = 1584 | predecessor = [[George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg|George de Lalaing]] | successor = [[William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg|William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg]] | office1 = [[Stadtholder]] of [[County of Holland|Holland]] and [[County of Zeeland|Zeeland]] | term_start1 = 1572 | term_end1 = 1584 | predecessor1 = [[Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard]] | successor1 = [[Maurice, Prince of Orange|Maurice of Nassau]] | term_start2 = 1559 | term_end2 = 1567 | monarch2 = [[Philip II of Spain]] | predecessor2 = [[Maximilian of Burgundy]] | successor2 = Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard | office3 = [[Stadtholder]] of [[Lordship of Utrecht|Utrecht]] | term_start3 = 1572 | term_end3 = 1584 | predecessor3 = Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard | successor3 = [[Adolf van Nieuwenaar]] | term_start4 = 1559 | term_end4 = 1567 | monarch4 = Philip II of Spain | predecessor4 = Maximilian of Burgundy | successor4 = Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard }} | birth_date = 24 April 1533 | birth_place = [[Dillenburg]], [[County of Nassau]], [[Holy Roman Empire]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1584|7|10|1533|4|24|df=y}} | death_place = [[Delft]], [[County of Holland]], [[Dutch Republic]] | house = Born into the House of Nassau; founder of the Oran