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Étienne-Constantin, baron de Gerlache: Quick Facts

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Born December 26, 1785 • Luxembourg
Died February 10, 1871 (aged 85) • Brussels • Belgium
Subjects Of Study Belgium • Netherlands
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Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian
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Johan van der Does
Dutch statesman
Pirenne, Henri
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian
William III, detail from an oil painting by Nikolaas Pieneman, 1849; in the collection of the Royal Military Academy, Breda, Neth.
William III
king of The Netherlands
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch sociologist and politician
Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen Thomasz Key. He wears a dark embroidered coat, a white ruff collar, and a black cap, with a trimmed beard and mustache.
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Oil portrait of Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, by the workshop of Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, showing him with a ruffled white collar and dark clothing.
Hugo Grotius
Dutch statesman and scholar
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
The Great Condé, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1662
Louis II de Bourbon, 4 prince de Condé
French general and prince
Geert Wilders, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, stands outdoors with a neutral expression.
Geert Wilders
Dutch politician
Mark Rutte wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and navy tie, standing in front of a blue backdrop at a European Council Summit in Brussels.
Mark Rutte
prime minister of the Netherlands and secretary-general of NATO
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Somali-born Dutch American activist, writer, and politician
William I
William I
king of The Netherlands
Silvio Berlusconi and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Dutch politician
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Bernhard, prince of the Netherlands, prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
prince of the Netherlands
Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
Louis of Nassau
Dutch political leader
Count van Egmond, painting by an unknown artist, 16th century; in the German National Museum, Nürnberg.
Lamoraal, graaf van Egmond
Dutch noble
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Filips van Montmorency, count van Horne
Dutch statesman
Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper
Dutch theologian and statesman

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