Willem de Eerste was a Dutch 74-gun ship, built in 1785 for the Navy of the Dutch Republic. She was incorporated in the Batavian Navy and renamed Brutus in 1795. In 1797, Brutus took part in the Battle of Camperdown. In 1806, she was renamed Braband. For two years she was part of the French navy, but she was returned to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814. Braband was broken up in 1820.