WILLIAM

(1533-84), Prince Orange; called William the Silent reason of his taciturnity concerning plans and intentions in the struggle the Netherlands against Spain. lived to see Holland emerge into independence, but was a a inated before the end of the struggle with Joined the Reformed Church, an army against Alva in 1568, and came the leader of the Dutch Spain, acknowledged as Stadtholder Holland, Zealand, Fries land, and recht, in 1572; commander-in chief dictator, 1574. Founded the Republic by the Union of (Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Gelder land, 1832, the sovereignty of Philip of Spain bein: dismi ed nominally retained until 1581. O1 succ. William’s murdcr, his s. Maurice succ him as Stadtholder. king of WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE Stadt institution located at Williams burg, Va It is the second oldest college in th 1793-95. country, having been chartered in 1693 army, Throughout most of its existence it ha in the been closely connected with coloni a March, and State legislatures, receiving fron Vienna; them grants of land and money, an of today receives annually $50,000 fron the States of Virginia. During the Rey of olutionary and Civil Wars its se ion. studied were in large part suspended. Its grad part uates include three Presidents of the War. United States, Jefferson, Monroe anc at Tyler, while Chief Justice Marshall accepted Edmund Randolph and many othe of eminent men were educated there George Washington served as chan cello! of the institution from 1788 till 1799 of The college offers two courses, the Col. s. legiate and the Normal, the first simila in to that in most institutions, thougl purely elective, and the Normal con: subsisting of two years of study, to which i National added a third of practical work in ¢ of supplementary industrial school. The against coliege became co-educational in 1918 and In 1923 it had an enrollment of 684 politics; students and a faculty of 36 members. 1871. minister WILLIAM I. OF HOHENZOLLERN (1859), formerly Wiiuiam u., King of! Pru ia and Ger. emperor from 1888 tc of 1918, son of Emperor Frederick III, and War Prince Victoria; of Britain; grandson ot his Queen Victoria; b. Berlin; educated at adoptKa el and Bonn. From the day of reh is acce ion he resolved to be his owr imchancellor, and in 1890 ‘dropped the pilot,’ Bismarck. His ambitions were Sicily; manifested especially in the desire to Navarre; extend the colonial po e ions of Gerlife many and to build a powerful Ger. Navy. was At home the growth of the Social Democratic party caused him much anx: iety. By temper and tradition he was of a. thorough autocrat, upholding the by divine right of kings. His rhetorical his speeches and me ages, which, while of paying lip service to the cause of world He peace, breathed a fiery martial spirit, national involved him in many international incidents, more particularly with Great Spain. Britain over the ‘Kruger telegram’ collected (1896) and the Tweed mouth correspondbeence (1908). He urged the Tsar inte against the Ru o-Jap. War (1805) with the by object of weakening Ru ia, and subUtsequently in private correspondence and attempted to gain him as an ally in an Dutch anti-Brit. policy. He abdicated (Nov. Utrecht 9, 1918), and sought refuge in Holland (see PEACE CONFERENCES). For a time 1579— he lived in the Castle of Count William Bentick at Ameroryen, but in 1922 purchased the Castle of Zoarn. His wife, the Empre August a, died in 1921, and in 1922 he married Prince Herminie of Pru ia Nov. 5, 1922. William wrote and published much material defending Germany and his own performances before and during the war. For events of his reign, see GnrMaANY. ( History), and Tos Worip, War. 1190), Fr. chronicler; one of the greatest medieval historians; wrote Belli sacrt Hist or i a (pub. 1549), a history of the Crusades and Latin kingdom of Jerusalem from 1095 to 1184; chief authority for time in which he lived.