Title

Willem met De Hoorn, Count of Orange, fights the Moors, 1827-1861. Creator: Dominicus Anthonius Peduzzi.

Caption

Willem met De Hoorn, Count of Orange, fights the Moors, 1827-1861. Willem, first count of Orange, rescues his four stolen children from the hands of the Moors, in the year 806. Legenderay character also known as William the Cuckold, William with the Short Nose, William or Wilhelmus van Aquitania, Guilhem, Guillaume au Cornet, Guillaume d'Orange, Guillaume de Gellone, Willem Isaac (c752-c812 ). He was Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Toulouse and first prince of Orange, saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the patron saint of gunsmiths. William fought against the Moors in the south of France. In one such fight, a Moor is supposed to have cut off part of his nose, earning him the nickname "Guillaume au Court Nez" (Willem with the Short Nose). The story is that this was corrupted into "Guillaume au Cornet" (Willem with the Horn).

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HRM23A87_254

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Keywords

Europe Africa animal people animals horses horse riding rider riders arts art continent museum Netherlands Dutch headdress color fighting fight royal turban turbans horseman horsemen location century sepia print royalty moor legend moors North African North Africa headgear NAME names MONOCHROME watercolour head-dress head dress Colour 19th century legendary Duke nineteenth century 9th century Rijksmuseum TGN named nickname paper Duke of Aquitaine Heritage Art Print Low Countries 19th-century watercolour (paint) Dominicus Anthonius Peduzzi Peduzzi Dominicus Anthonius Dominicus Antonius Peduzzi Peduzzi Dominicus Antonius