House+of+Orange

The House of Orange is a dynastic order, a branch of the European House. The dynasty was started by the marriage of Henry III of Nassau from Germany and Claudia of Chalon-Orange from France. The title began with William I, also known as William the Silent. William was the Prince of Orange-Nassau, who was a stadholder (Dutch Government). William was led the revolt against the Spanish. The revolt was against Spanish rule led to a independent Dutch state. In 1815, after a long time as being a republic, the Netherlands became a monarchy under the House of Orange. William the Silent became the founder of the House of Orange. Rene was the first to be the Prince of Orange but died in 1544 and his cousin inherited the thrown.