West Indies, 158, 166, 169 f., 214, 216, 318 f., 346 f., 416

Westergoo, 114

Westminster, peace of (1674), 261

Westphalia, treaty of, 270, 274

West-Quarter, district of Groningen, 114

Whale fishery, 123, 166

White, Charles, 386

White Sea trade, 98, 121

Wild Coast of Guiana, the, traders on, 178

Wildrik, member of Executive Council, 350

Wilhelmina, Queen, 421, 426-428, 429

Wilhelmina of Prussia, Frederika Louise, wife of William V, 321, 335-338

_Wilhelmus_, the, 333

Willebroek, 42

Willekens, Jacob, admiral-in-chief, 167

William the Silent, Prince of Orange, stadholder, 29 ff., 33-37,
39-42, 44 f., 47, 49-83, 87, 90, 103, 113, 115 ff., 128, 187,
191, 268, 285;
_Apology_ of, 75

William II of Orange, stadholder, 116, 143, 152, 194, 202-211,
212, 226, 249, 261, 268, 298, 314, 321

William III of Orange, stadholder, 116, 152, 194, 227, 232, 234,
241 f., 246 ff., 250 f., 253 f., 256 f., 258-273, 274-284, 285,
287, 289, 298 ff., 301, 303, 312, 314 f., 317, 320 f., 324, 431

William IV of Orange, stadholder, 304 f., 306-315, 316 f., 321

William V of Orange, stadholder, 316, 319, 321-326, 327-336, 343,
346, 354

William I, King of the Netherlands, VI Prince of Orange, 341 ff.,
354, 364-367, 369-374, 376 f., 379 ff., 385, 387, 392 f.,
395-398, 400-406

William II (William Frederick), King of the Netherlands,
392 f., 395, 398 f., 401, 405-410

William III, King of the Netherlands, 410, 411-418, 419-425, 429;
Prince of Orange, son of, 417, 421

William, Count of Holland, husband of Margaret of Burgundy, 1

William, Count-Palatine of Neuburg, 119 f.

William de Blois, lord of Treslong, 50 f.

William de la Marck, lord of Lumey, 50

William de la Marck, ruler of Liege, 12

William Frederick, stadholder, 153, 203, 205 ff., 209 f., 223, 225,
227, 238, 285

William Lewis of Nassau, stadholder, 83, 90-93, 101, 103 f., 107,
115, 130 f., 135, 138

William of Juelich and Cleves, 21

William of Nassau, Count, 150

William of Nassau, lord of Zuilestein, 271

William of Nassau-Dillenburg, Count, 29

Willoughby, Hugh, 123

Willoughby, Lord, 89

Winter, Jan de, Vice-Admiral, 347

Winwood, Sir Ralph, 123

Witsen, Nicolaes, 267, 274

Witt, Jacob de, _see_ De Witt

Witt, John de, _see_ De Witt

Witte de With, _see_ De With

Woerden, 258, 335

Wool and cloth trade, 7, 16, 125

Worcester, battle of, 208, 212

Worms, diet of (1521), 19, 23