Genealogy of the House Orange-Nassau1

The ancestors of the Royal Family of the Netherlands

Engelbrecht I Graf zu Nassau, Herr zu Breda
Since 1417: Engelbrecht I Graf zu Nassau und Vianden, Herr zu Breda
(Born as: Engelbrecht Graf zu Nassau)
* Dillenburg, ca. 1370
† Breda, May 3rd, 1442
Baron of Breda and ½-Grimbergen, Lord of Polanen, Geertruidenberg, Niervaart, Klundert, Oosterhout, Naaldwijk, Steenbergen, Castricum, Monster, Rijswijk, Princenhage, Sprundel, Dongen and the Lek, August 1st, 1403. Lord of Drimmelen, 1411. Count of Nassau-Siegen (together with his brothers), September 4th, 1416. Count of Vianden, Lord of Sankt-Vith, Bütgenbach, Daasburg, ½-Grimbergen, Corroy, Frasnes and Londerzeel, 1417. Divided the county Nassau-Siegen with his brothers after the death of his eldest brother Adolf and received Herborn, 1420. Co-ruled the county Nassau-Siegen with his brother Johann II following the death of their brother Johann III.
Member of the Council of Brabant, 1405-1406, 1409-1418 and 1421-1442. Member of the Council of Holland, 1405-1420 and 1433-1442.

Married:

August 1st, 1403:
Johanna van Polanen
* January 10th, 1392
† May 15th, 1445
Baroness of Breda and ½-Grimbergen, Lady of Polanen, Geertruidenberg, Niervaart, Klundert, Oosterhout, Naaldwijk, Steenbergen, Castricum, Monster, Rijswijk, Princenhage, Sprundel, Terheijden, Dongen and the Lek, 1394. Lady of Drimmelen, 1411.

Children from this marriage:

  1. Johann IV Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
  2. Heinrich II Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
    (Born as: Heinrich Count zu Nassau, Herr zu Breda)
    Since 1417: Heinrich Count zu Nassau und Vianden, Herr zu Breda
    * January 7th, 1414
    † Radicofani, January 18th, 1451
    Count of Nassau-Siegen and of Diez, Baron of Breda, etc. (together with his brother and co-ruler with his uncle Johann II), May 3rd, 1442. Divided the territories with his brother and received the territories in Germany, February 22nd, 1447.

    Married:

    1. 1435:
      Genoveva Gräfin zu Virneburg
      * ?
      † (in childbirth) Breda, April 18th, 1437
    2. 144.:
      Irmgard Freiin von Schleiden-Junkerath
      * ?
      † 14..

    Child from the first marriage:

    1. Ottilie Gräfin zu Nassau und Vianden, Herrin zu Breda
      Since May 3rd, 1442: Ottilie Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herrin zu Breda
      * Breda (?), before or at April 18th, 1437
      † 1493

      Married:

      1. 14..:
        Philipp Graf zu Katzenelnbogen "The Younger"
        * 1427
        † February 27th, 1453
      2. June 3rd, 1475:
        Oswald I Graf zu Tierstein, Herr zu Blumenberg und Pfäffingen
        * ca. 1423
        † 148.
        Count of Tierstein. Governor in the Alsace, the Sundgau and the Breisgau.
  3. Margarethe Gräfin zu Nassau und Vianden, Herrin zu Breda
    * 1415
    † before May 27th, 1467
    Lady of Frensburg, November 24th, 1435.

    Married:

    ca. November 24th, 1435:
    Dietrich Graf zu Sayn in Sayn
    * August 7th, 1415
    † November 24th, 1452
    Count of Sayn in Sayn.

  4. Wilhelm Graf zu Nassau und Vianden, Herr zu Breda
    * December 1416
    † at a young age
  5. Maria Gräfin zu Nassau und Vianden, Herrin zu Breda
    * February 2nd, 1418
    † October 11th, 1472

    Married:

    Breda, June 17th, 1437:
    Johann Graf zu Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
    * 1419
    † May 9th, 1480
    Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, July 26th, 1426.

  6. Philipp Graf zu Nassau und Vianden, Herr zu Breda
    * October 13th, 1420
    † 1429 (?)

Johann IV Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
(Born as: Johann Graf zu Nassau, Herr zu Breda)
Since 1417: Johann Graf zu Nassau und Vianden, Herr zu Breda
* August 1st, 1410
† Dillenburg, February 3rd, 1475
Count of Nassau-Siegen and of Diez, Baron of Breda, etc. (together with his brother and co-ruler with his uncle Johann II), May 3rd, 1442. Divided the territories with his brother and received the territories in the Netherlands, February 22nd, 1447. Inherited the possessions of his brother Heinrich II, , January 18th, 1451. Bought the lordships of Gageldonck and Hambroeck, February 27th, 1458. Baron of Herstal, Lord of Itteren and Meerssenhoven, 1459. Lord of Steyn, Vught, Gangelt, Waldfeucht and the land of Millen, 1467.
Drost of Brabant, 1435. Drost of Heusden, 1447. Marshal of Westphalia. Stadtholder of Gelre and Zutphen, 1473.

Married:

February 7th, 1440:
Maria van Heinsberg
* 1424
† Siegen, April 20th, 1502
Baroness of Herstal, Lady of Itteren and Meerssenhoven, 1459. Lady of Steyn, Vught, Gangelt, Waldfeucht and the land of Millen, 1467-1499. Founded the convent Vredenburg at Bavel near Breda, 1476. Founded the convent of the Grey Sisters, 1478.

Children from this marriage:

  1. Anna Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herrin zu Breda
    * 144.
    † Celle, April 1514

    Married:

    1. 1467:
      Otto II Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Lüneburg
      * 1439
      † January 1471
      Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Lüneburg, 1464.
    2. January 24th, 1474:
      Philipp Graf zu Katzenelnbogen "The Older"
      * 1402
      † Burg Rheinfels, July 28th, 1479
      Count of Katzenelnbogen, 1444.
  2. Johanna Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herrin zu Breda
    * 1444
    † May 1468

    Married:

    1464:
    Philipp I Graf zu Waldeck in Waldeck
    * 1445
    † 1475
    Count of Waldeck in Waldeck.

  3. Gräfin Ottilie zu Nassau-BredaOttilie Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herrin zu Breda
    * ca. 1445
    † Alkmaar, April 22nd, 1495
    Nun at the Convent Bethanie near Malines. Nun at the St. Catherinadal Convent at Breda, 1463-1476. First Prioress of the Convent Vredenburgh at Bavel near Breda, 1476.
  4. Adriana Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herrin zu Breda
    * Breda, February 7th, 1449
    † 1477

    Married:

    September 12th, 1468:
    Philipp I Graf zu Hanau in Münzenberg
    * September 21st, 1449
    † August 26th, 1500
    Count of Hanau in Münzenberg.

  5. Graf Engelbrecht II zu Nassau-BredaEngelbrecht II Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda "The Glorious"
    (Born as: Engelbrecht Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda)
    * Breda, May 17th, 1451
    † Brussels, May 31st, 1504
    Viscount of Antwerp, Lord of Gestel, Strijp, Stratum, Hoboken and Hingene, 1473. Count of Vianden, Baron of Breda, etc., February 3rd, 1475. Ceded his half of the castle and the Land of Millen and the cities Ganghelt and Vucht to Wilhelm of Jülich, August 25th, 1499 and received from him the city and the land of Diest and the castle and land of Zichem and Zelem, August 27th, 1499. Bought the lordships of Roosendaal, Nispen and Wouw, April 1st, 1501.
    Stadtholder of Brabant, 1475-1477. Lord Chamberlain of Emperor Maximilian I, 1482-1493. Acting Governor of Luxembourg, 1483-1488. Drost of Brabant, 1485. Stadtholder of Flanders, 1489. President of the Great Council, 1494. General Stadtholder of the Netherlands, 1496.
    Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, May 9th, 1473.

    Married:

    Coblenz, December 19th, 1468:
    Zimburga Markgräfin von Baden
    * May 15th, 1450
    † Breda, July 5th, 1501

  6. Johann V Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda

Johann V Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
Since 1500: Johann V Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
(Born as: Johann Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Baron zu Breda)
* Breda, November 9th, 1455
† Dillenburg, July 30th, 1516
Count of Nassau-Siegen and of Diez, February 3rd, 1475. Claimed the county Katzenellnbogen in 1500 of which his spouse was of the heirs.
Stadtholder of Gelre and Zutphen, 1504-1505. Member of the Council of Emperor Maximilian I, July 17th, 1505.

Married:

Marburg, February 11th, 1482:
Elisabeth Landgräfin zu Hessen-Marburg
* Marburg, May 1466
† Cologne, January 1523
Heiress to the county of Katzenelnbogen.

Children from this marriage:

  1. Heinrich III Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
  2. Johann Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez
    Since 1500: Johann Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
    * Schloß Tringenstein, November 3rd, 1484
    † August 15th, 1504 (?)
  3. Ernst Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez
    * Dillenburg, April 9th, 1486
    † October 12th, 1486
  4. Wilhelm I Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez "The Older"/"The Rich"
  5. Elisabeth Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez
    Since 1500: Elisabeth Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
    * 1488
    † Dillenburg, June 3rd, 1559

    Married:

    Siegen, February 1506:
    Johann von Runkel Graf zu Wied
    * 1485
    † May 18th, 1533

  6. Maria Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez
    Since 1500: Maria Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
    * Vianden, February 1491
    † Siegen, 1547

    Married:

    Siegen, February 1506:
    Jobst I Graf von Holstein und Schauenburg in Pinneburg, Herr zu Sternberg, Gehmen und Bückeburg
    * 1483
    † June 5th, 1531
    Count of Holstein and Schauenburg in Pinneburg, 1527.

Graf Heinrich III zu Nassau-BredaHeinrich III Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
Since 1525: Heinrich III Graf zu Nassau, Marquess de Cenette, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
(Born as: Heinrich Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez)
Since 1500: Heinrich Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Siegen, January 12th, 1483
† Breda, September 14th, 1538
Count of Vianden, Viscount of Antwerp, Baron of Breda, etc., May 31st, 1504. Baron of Warneton, 1511. Lord of Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, 1513. Marquess of Cenette, 1525.
Drost of Brabant, 1504-1519. Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and the Franche-Comté, 1506-1515 and 1517-1522. Member of the Council of State, 1507. First Member of the Secret Council and Lord Chamberlain of Emperor Karl V.
Captain-General of the Imperial Army, 1511.
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, November 17th, 1505.

Married:

  1. August 3rd, 1503:
    Françoise Louise de Savoy de Vaud
    * 148.
    † September 17th, 1511
    Countess of Romont, Lady of Warneton.
  2. La-Fère-sur-Oise, April 24th, 1515:
    Claudia de Chalon
    * 149.
    † Diest, May 31st, 1521
  3. Burgos, June 30th, 1524:
    Mencía de Mendoza y Fonseca
    * Jadraque (?), December 1st, 1508
    † January 4th, 1554
    2nd Marchioness of Cenette, June 3rd, 1523.

Children from the second marriage:

  1. Daughter
    * May 1517
    † before the summer of 1517
  2. Prince René de Chalon of OrangeRené Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda
    Since August 30th, 1530: René de Chalon Prince d'Orange, Comte de Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Tonnerre, Penthièvre et de Charny
    * Kasteel Breda, February 5th, 1519
    † (killed in action) St. Dizier, July 1544
    Sovereign Prince of Orange, Viscount of Besançon, Baron of Orpierre-Trescléoux, Arlay and Nozeroy, Lord of Neuchâtel and Châtillon, August 30th, 1530. Count of Vianden, Viscount of Antwerp, Baron of Breda, etc., September 14th, 1538. Ceded Corroy to his halfbrother Alexis de Nassau in 1539.
    Drost of Brabant, 1539. Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and the Franche-Comté, 1540. Stadtholder of Gelre and Zutphen, 1543.
    Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1531.

    Princess Anna of Orange née Duchess of LothringenMarried:

    Bar-le-Duc, August 22nd, 1540:
    Anna Duchesse de Lorraine
    * Château de Bar-le-Duc, July 22nd, 1522
    † Diest, May 15th, 1568

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Marie de Chalon Comtesse de Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden et Diez
      * Breda, before or at March 12th, 1544
      † three weeks old

Children from the third marriage:

  1. Miscarriage
    Tordesillas, November 1524
  2. Miscarriage
  3. Son
    * March 7th, 1527
    † two hours after birth

Footnotes:

  1. Source: Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau by A.W.E. Dek. With special thanks to Netty Leistra.

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Last updated: May 18th, 2008.