What I know it is William of Orange, the first Dutch “Stadhouder” (President as we call it today) of The Dutch Republic. The Netherlands became a kingdom under the French occupation in the late 18th century with King Lodewijk Napoleon, succeeded by King William the first in 1815.
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Ah, father of the Fatherland! His Wikipedia entry is fascinating 👍🏽