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Orange Tree Leicester

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Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
Orange Tree Leicester
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+44 116 223 5256

Hours:
Sunday12pm - 10:30pm
Monday12pm - 11pm
Tuesday12pm - 12am
Wednesday12pm - 12am
Thursday12pm - 12am
Friday12pm - 1am (next day)
Saturday11am - 1am (next day)


The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and Europe especially since William the Silent organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War led to an independent Dutch state. Several members of the house served during this war and after as stadtholder during the Dutch Republic. However, in 1815, after a long period as a republic, the Netherlands became a monarchy under the House of Orange-Nassau. The dynasty was established as a result of the marriage of Henry III of Nassau-Breda from Germany and Claudia of Châlon-Orange from French Burgundy in 1515. Their son René inherited in 1530 the independent and sovereign Principality of Orange from his mother's brother, Philibert of Châlon. As the first Nassau to be the Prince of Orange, René could have used Orange-Nassau as his new family name. However, his uncle, in his will, had stipulated that René should continue the use of the name Châlon-Orange. History knows him therefore as René of Châlon. After the death of René in 1544, his cousin William of Nassau-Dillenburg inherited all of his lands. This William I of Orange, in English better known as William the Silent, became the founder of the House of Orange-Nassau.
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