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Oath of Allegiance Sworn by the Principality of Orange to Prince William III, 1665
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Oath of allegiance sworn by the cities and inhabitants of the principality of Orange to Prince William III, 7 May 1665. Ceremony with the delegates of the prince and of Orange seated on a stage set up before the Roman theatre at Orange, with a large crowd of spectators before the stage. Above the wall of the theatre the miraculous appearance of a crown of sunlight. Printed below the plate on the sheet the legend a-r and two verses on the inauguration and the phenomenon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEed van trouw afgelegd door het vorstendom Orange aan prins Willem III, 1665. 1665. Jan de Visscher. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.