 Wilhelm II, German EmperorStuttgart. Baden-Württemberg. Germany. |  William the SilentNew Brunswick. New Jersey. USA. William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War, war that eventually resulted in the independence of the Netherlands. During a campaign against the Spanish by William The Silent, his Pug Pompey saved his life — the Prince was sleeping, when Pompey started barking, warning his master that people were entering their tent. Thanks to Pompey, William managed to escape in time. |  William the SilentDillenburg. Germany. William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War, war that eventually resulted in the independence of the Netherlands. During a campaign against the Spanish by William The Silent, his Pug Pompey saved his life — the Prince was sleeping, when Pompey started barking, warning his master that people were entering their tent. Thanks to Pompey, William managed to escape in time. |
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 Häberle and PfleidererStuttgart. Germany. Comedians. |  Francis of AssisiMadison. New Jersey. USA. Saint Francis of Assisi. 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226, was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. |  Francis of AssisiWashington Township. New Jersey. USA. Saint Francis of Assisi. 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226, was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. |
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