1547424 William I, Prince of Orange, from \'Histoire de la Revolution Fran癟aise\', by Louis Blanc (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William I, Prince of Orange (1533-84) aka William the Silent or William the Taciturn or William of Orange, was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years\' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.); French, out of copyright.