  maurice of nassau (; 14 november 1567 â 23 april 1625) was sovereign prince of orange from 1618, on the death of his eldest half brother, philip william, prince of orange, (1554â1618). maurice was stadtholder of the united provinces of the netherlands (except in the province of friesland) from earliest 1585 until his death in 1625. maurice organised the dutch rebellion against spain into a coherent, successful revolt and won fame as a military strategist. maurice set out to revive and revise the classical doctrines of vegetius and pioneered the new european forms of armament and drill. ==life== maurice was a son of william the silent and princess anna of saxony and was born at the castle of dillenburg. he was named after his maternal grandfather, the elector maurice of saxony, who was also a noted general. maurice never married but was the father of illegitimate children by margaretha van mechelen (including willem of nassau, lord of the lek and louis of nassau, lord of den lek and beverweerd) and anna van de kelder. he was raised in dillenburg by his uncle johan of nassau (jan the old). together with his cousin [[william louis, count of nassau-dillenburg|
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