Tuesday, April 22, 2003 :::
Some time after my friends went to Amsterdam, I asked of what Orange William was. William was of Orange, France, near Avignon (or less near Marseille, if you prefer). His family largely ruled the area through much of the middle of the millenium, before it was more or less fully acquired by France, whereupon a deal was struck allowing the family to keep the arms and the name, if not the power that traditionally came with the title.
I still don't know where Orange got its name, though. Help with that continues to be appreciated.
::: posted by dWj at 11:32 AM
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