@BillW,
William I, Prince of Orange
(24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent or William the Taciturn was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1581.
To this day the Dutch are obsessed with orange. Although orange is not found on the Dutch flag an orange Banner is often flown with it and orange is worn on national holidays. I noticed that the Dutch athletes in the Olympics were all wearing orange.
Dutch Pursuit ice skating team.