William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
William Louis | |
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| Count of Nassau-Dillenburg | |
Anna of Nassau | |
| Father | Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| Mother | Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg |
William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg (
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Life
William Louis was the eldest son of
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and his first wife, Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg
.
He served as a cavalry officer under
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, he commanded the Dutch States Army and helped plan the military strategy of the Dutch Republic
against Spain from 1588 to 1609.
William Louis played a significant part in the
pilium. William Louis in a 'crucial leap' realized that the same technique could work for men with firearms.[1]
- " I have discovered evolutionibus [a term that would eventually be translated as "drill"] a method of getting the musketeers and others with guns not only to practice firing but to keep on doing so in a very effective battle order (that is to say, they do not fire at will or from behind a barrier ... .). Just as soon as the first rank has fired, then by the drill [they have learned] they will march to the back. The second rank either marching forward or standing still, will then fire just like the first. After that the third and following ranks will do the same. When the last rank has fired, the first will have reloaded, as the following diagram shows ... .[2][full citation needed]
On 25 November 1587, he married his cousin,
Anna of Nassau, daughter of William the Silent and Anna of Saxony
, and older sister of Maurice of Nassau. Anna died less than six months later on 13 June 1588, and William Louis never remarried.
He was nicknamed "Us Heit" (
Stadhouderlijk hof in Leeuwarden, the city which honored him with a statue on the government square. His body was laid to rest in the Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
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References
External links
- "[no title cited]". profile. Biography Channel. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "William Louis". Worldroots.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- "William Louis, stadholder of Friesland". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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