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René of Chalon

1519–1544 · 16th century

René of Chalon was prince of Orange and a leading noble of the Habsburg Netherlands, where he served Charles V as stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht. He inherited Orange from his uncle Philibert of Chalon. Killed at the siege of Saint-Dizier in 1544, he left his lands and title to his cousin William of Nassau, later known as William the Silent.

René of Chalon
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Principality of Orange

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