john maurice of nassau

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Dutch Johan Maurits van Nassau born June 17, 1604, Dillenburg, Nassau died Dec. 20, 1679, Cleves, Brandenburg Dutch colonial governor and military commander. He fought after 1621 in the campaigns of his cousin Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, against Spain. As colonial governor in Brazil, recently conquered from Portugal, he secured control of vast areas for the Dutch West India Company in 1636-44, bringing the Dutch empire in Latin America to the peak of its power. He also sponsored the seizure of Angola (1641) and of several key ports on the western African coast to supply slaves for Brazilian plantations, and he led a Dutch army in 1665 in the Anglo-Dutch Wars

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Maurice of Nassau

Dutch in full Maurits, prince van Oranje, count van Nassau born Nov. 13, 1567, Dillenburg, Nassau died April 23, 1625, The Hague Dutch general and statesman. The son of William I (the Silent), he was invested in 1585 as stadtholder (chief executive) of the northern provinces of the Netherlands. With political direction from Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Maurice consolidated the power of the provinces against Spain and made them trade and shipping centres. He used military planning and siege warfare to defeat Spanish forces in the north and east but failed to take the southern Netherlands and was forced to conclude a truce with Spain in 1609. His development of military strategy and tactics made the Dutch army the most modern in Europe. In 1618 he consolidated his political power after removing Oldenbarnevelt from office, and as prince of Orange, count of Nassau, he became effectively king of the Netherlands

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John Mau·rice of Nas·sau

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cän môris ıv näsô

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/ˈʤän môˈrēs əv ˈnasô/ /ˈʤɑːn mɔːˈriːs əv ˈnæsɔː/