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William of Orange (1533-1584) The Royal House of the Netherlands is the House of Orange-Nassau. The history of this House has been closely linked with that of the Netherlands since the fifteenth century. Generations of stadholders, kings and queens born into the House of Orange have played an important role in governing our country.
The various generations of the Dutch Dynasty of Oranje-Nassau have built up a remarkable collection of jewels over more than 350 years. At the beginning of the dynasty, the jewels were regarded as valuable objects which symbolized power and status. In 1968, Queen Juliana placed a number of important jewels with the Crown Property Foundation of ...
Nov. 6, 1650, The Hague (aged 24) House / Dynasty: House of Orange. Notable Family Members: spouse Mary of Orange. father Frederick Henry. son William III. William II (born May 27, 1626, The Hague, Neth.—died Nov. 6, 1650, The Hague) was the prince of Orange, count of Nassau, stadtholder and captain general of six provinces of the Netherlands ...
William's father acquiesced to this condition on behalf of his 11-year-old son, and this was the founding of the House of Orange-Nassau. Besides the Principality of Orange (located today in France) and significant lands in Germany, William also inherited vast estates in the Low Countries (present-day Netherlands and Belgium) from his cousin.
Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau (31 March 1576 in Delft – 15 March 1644 in Königsberg) was a countess consort of the Palatinate by marriage to Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and took part in the regency government of her son between 1610 and 1614. [1] She also acted as a mediator between the king of Sweden and the elector of Brandenburg in ...
The House of Wettin (German: Haus Wettin) was a dynasty of German kings, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt.
