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Maurice

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1 1521--53, duke of Saxony (1541--53) and elector of Saxony (1547--53). He was instrumental in gaining recognition of Protestantism in Germany

2 known as Maurice of Nassau. 1567--1625, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; the son of William the Silent, after whose death he led the United Provinces of the Netherlands in their struggle for independence from Spain (achieved by 1609)

3 Frederick Denison. 1805--72, English Anglican theologian and pioneer of Christian socialism

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