Genealogy of the House Orange-Nassau¹

The ancestors of the Royal Family of the Netherlands

Wilhelm I Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez "The Older"/"The Rich"
(Born as: Wilhelm Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez)
Since 1500: Wilhelm Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, April 10th, 1487
† Dillenburg, October 6th, 1559
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez, July 30th, 1516. At the end of the Katzenellnbogische Erbfolgestreit in 1557 he renounced his claims to the county of Katzenellnbogen to the Landgrave of Hessen and received in return parts of the baillaiges Weilnau, Driedorf, Ellar, Camberg, Wehrheim, Hadamar (Niederhamar or Dhern) and the Esterau.
Member of the Council of the Emperor, 1518.

Married:

Coblenz, May 29th, 1506:
Walburga Gravin van Egmont
* October 29th, 1490
† Dillenburg, March 7th, 1529
Siegen, September 20th, 1531:
Juliana Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
* Stolberg, February 15th, 1506
† Dillenburg, June 18th, 1580

Children from the first marriage:

Elisabeth Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Siegen, October 1515
† Siegen (?), January 1523
Magdalena Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Siegen, October 6th, 1522
† August 18th, 1567
Married:

July 16th, 1538:
Hermann Graf von Neuenahr und Mörs in Mörs
* 1514
† December 4th, 1578
Count of Neuenahr and Mörs in Mörs.

Children from the second marriage:

Prince Willem I of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez "The Silent"
Hermanna Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* August 9th, 1534
† at a young age
Johann VI Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez "The Elder"
Ludwig Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
Since December 11th, 1561: Ludwig Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
* Dillenburg, January 10th, 1538
† (killed in action) Mookerheide, April 14th, 1574
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez (together with his brothers Johann, Adolf and Heinrich), October 6th, 1559. Inherited the county Nassau-Beilstein with his brothers, December 11th, 1561. Regent of the Principality Orange, August 8th, 1570.
Maria Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, March 18th, 1539
† Kasteel Ulft, May 28th n.s., 1599
Married:

Mörs, November 11th, 1556:
Willem IV Graaf van den Bergh
* 's-Heerenberg, December 24th, 1537
† Kasteel Ulft, November 6th, 1586
Count of 's-Heerenberg, Lord of Bylandt, Homoed, Hedel, Boxmeer, Spouwbeek, Herpen, Ulft, Stevensweert, 1546.
Stadtholder of Gelre and Zutphen, 1581-1583.
Adolf Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
Since December 11th, 1561: Adolf Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
* Siegen, July 11th, 1540
† (killed in action) near Heiligerlee, May 23rd, 1568
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez (together with his brothers Johann, Ludwig and Heinrich), October 6th, 1559. Inherited the county Nassau-Beilstein with his brothers, December 11th, 1561.
Anna Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, September 21st, 1541
† Weilburg, February 12th, 1616
Married:

Dillenburg, June 6th, 1559:
Albrecht Graf zu Nassau und Saarbrücken
* December 26th, 1537
† Ottweiler, November 11th, 1593
Count of Nassau-Weilburg (together with his brother), October 4th, 1559. Inherited Ottweiler, November 23rd, 1574.
Elisabeth Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, September 25th, 1542
† Greifenstein, November 18th, 1603
Married:

Dillenburg, June 6th, 1559:
Conrad Graf zu Solms-Braunfels, Herr zu Münzenberg
* January 17th, 1540
† Braunfels, April 27th, 1592
Count of Solms-Braunfels.
Katharina Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, December 29th, 1543
† December 25th, 1624
Married:

Arnstadt, November 17th, 1560:
Günther XLI Graf zu Schwarzburg-Arnstadt "The Militant"
* Arnstadt, September 25th, 1529
† Antwerp, May 23rd, 1583
Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt. Member of the Council of Emperor Maximilian II and Emperor Rudolf II.
Colonel of the Cavalry of the Army of the States-General of the Netherlands, October 1577.
Juliana Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, August 10th, 1546
† (in childbirth) August 31st, 1588
Married:

June 14th, 1575:
Albrecht VII Graf zu Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
* January 16th, 1537
† April 10th, 1605
Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Magdalena Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
* Dillenburg, December 15th, 1547
† Öhringen, May 16th, 1633
Married:

Dillenburg, January 27th or Neuenstein, September 14th, 1567:
Wolfgang Graf zu Hohenlohe-Weickersheim
* Waldenburg, June 14th, 1546
† Weickersheim, March 28th, 1610
Count of Hohenlohe-Weickersheim, 1586. Inherited Neuenstein, 1606.
Heinrich Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez
Since December 11th, 1561: Heinrich Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
* Dillenburg, October 15th, 1550
† (killed in action) Mookerheide, April 14th, 1574
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez (together with his brothers Johann, Ludwig and Adolf), October 6th, 1559. Inherited the county Nassau-Beilstein with his brothers, December 11th, 1561.

Prince Willem I of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez "The Silent"
(Born as: Wilhelm Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez)
* Dillenburg, April 24th, 1533
† (assassinated) Princenhof, Delft, July 10th, 1584
Sovereign Prince of Orange, Count of Vianden, Viscount of Antwerp, etc. February 13th, 1545. Count of Buren and Leerdam, Baron of IJsselstein, Cranendonk, Eindhoven, the city Grave and the land of Cuyk, Lord of Akkooi, Kortgene, Borsselen, Sint-Maartensdijk, Jaarsveld, Odijk and Beverweerd, July 8th, 1551. Count of Lingen, September 21st, 1578. Marquess of Veere and Flushing, June 20th, 1581. Marquess of Bergen, Lord of Willemstad, 1581
Member of the Council of State, November 17th, 1555. Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, August 9th, 1559. Member of the Consulta (= secret council), February 1st, 1560. Stadtholder of the Franche-Comté, February 22nd, 1561 (resigned all his commissions: April 3rd, 1567). Governor-General of Holland, July 20th, 1572. Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland, June 4th, 1575. Regent of Brabant, October 22nd, 1577. Lieutenant-Governor-General of the Netherlands, January 20th, 1578. Stadtholder of Friesland, June 11th, 1580.
Commanding officer of 200 Cavalrists, December 6th, 1551. Commanding officer of 250 Cavalrists, March 22nd, 1552. Colonel of an Infantry Regiment, March 26th, 1552. Commander of the Cavalry in Artois, July 8th, 1553. Captain of a Regular Army Company, August 20th, 1553. Colonel of a Regiment containing 5 Regular Army Companies, June 22nd, 1554. Captain-General of the Army at the River Meuse, July 22nd, 1555. General of the Regular Army and 650 Cavalrists, June 16th, 1558. General of the Spanish Army in the Netherlands, August 3rd, 1559 (resigned all his commissions: April 3rd, 1567). Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland and Zeeland, June 4th, 1575.
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, January 21st, 1556 (returned the order: June 1581).

Married:

Buren, July 8th, 1551:
Anna van Egmond
* Grave, March 1533
† Breda, March 24th, 1558
Countess of Buren, Leerdam and (until 1555) Lingen, Baroness of IJsselstein, Cranendonk, Eindhoven, the city Grave and the land of Cuyk, Lady of Akkooi, Kortgene, Borsselen, Sint-Maartensdijk, Jaarsveld, Odijk and Beverweerd, 1548.
(civil) Leipzig, August 24th and (religious) Leipzig, August 25th, 1561:
Anna Princess of Saxe-Meißen
* Dresden (?), December 23rd, 1544
† Dresden, December 18th, 1577
(On June 11th, 1575 at Brielle five clergymen declared at the request of Prince Willem and after an inquiry of the evidence of the adultery of his wife Anna, that the marriage could be considered null and void according to human and divine law)
Brielle, June 12th, 1575:
Charlotte de Bourbon de Montpensier
* 1546 or 1547
† Antwerp, May 5th, 1582
Abbess of the Convent at Jouarre, 1559-1572.
Antwerp, April 12th, 1583:
Louise de Coligny
* Châtillon-sur-Loing, September 23rd, 1555
† Fountainebleu, November 13th, 1620

Children from the first marriage:

Maria Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren and Leerdam
* Breda, December 9th, 1553
† December 7th, 1554 or after July 23rd (December 7th ?), 1555
Prince Philips Willem of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren and Leerdam
(Born as: Philips Willem Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren and Leerdam)
* Buren, December 19th, 1554
† Brussels, February 20th, 1618
Count of Buren and Leerdam, etc., March 24th, 1558. Inherited the sovereign principality of Orange solely and the other territories of his father (except the marquisate of Veere and Flushing and the county of Lingen) together with his brothers, July 10th, 1584. Ceded Zelem, 1595. Divided the territories he and his brothers co-ruled on which occassion he received the territories in the Southern Netherlands, June 27th, 1609.
First Peer of Zeeland, 1559.
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1599.
Married:

Fountainebleu, November 23rd, 1606:
Eleonora Charlotte de Bourbon de Condé
* April 30th, 1587
† Château Muret, January 20th, 1619
Maria Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren and Leerdam
* Breda, December 7th, 1556
† Buren, October 10th, 1616
Mademoiselle d'Honneur of Margaretha de Parma Governess of the Netherlands, 1564-1567. Ruled the territories her brother inherited from his mother until her brother returned from his captivity in Spain.
Married:

Buren, February 17th n.s., 1595:
Philipp Graf zu Hohenlohe, Fürst von Neuenstein, Herr zu Langenburg
* Weickersheim, February 17th, 1550
† IJsselstein, March 6th, 1606
Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 1586.
Commander of the Army of the States-General of the Netherlands, 1575-1587. Lieutenant-General of the Infantry of the Republic of the Untited Netherlands, 1592-1599.

Children from the second marriage:

Anna Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Brussels, October 31st, 1562
† shortly after birth
Anna Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Breda, November 5th, 1563
† Botnia Stins, Franeker, June 23rd n.s., 1588
Married:

Botnia Stins, Franeker, November 25th, 1587:
Wilhelm Ludwig Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein ("Us Heit")
* Schloß Siegen, Siegen, March 13th, 1560
† Leeuwarden, June 9th n.s., 1620
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez (together with his brothers), October 8th, 1606. Divided the territories he and his brothers co-ruled on which occassion he received Dillenburg, Herborn, Haiger, Ebersbach and Tringenstein and became Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, March 30th, 1607.
Lieutenant-Governor of Friesland, December 1583. Stadtholder of Friesland, October 16th, 1584. Stadtholder of Groningen, 1595. Stadtholder of Drenthe, 1596.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1584. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Friesland, October 16th, 1584. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen, 1595. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Drenthe, 1596.
Maurits August Philips Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Brussels, December 8th, 1564
† Breda, March 3rd or 4th, 1566
Prince Maurits of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
(Born as: Maurits Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez)
Since July 10th, 1584: Maurits Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez and Lingen
Since 1600: Maurits Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Lingen and Mörs
* Dillenburg, November 14th, 1567
† Stadhouderlijk Hof, The Hague, April 23rd, 1625
Inherited the marquisate of Veere and Flushing and the county of Lingen solely and the other territories of his father (except the sovereign principality of Orange) together with his brothers, July 10th, 1584. Count of Mörs, 1600. Divided the territories he and his brothers co-ruled on which occassion he became Lord of Polanen, Niervaart, Klundert, Oosterhout, Steenbergen, Castricum, Monster, Rijswijk, Dongen, the Lek, Drimmelen, Roosendaal, Nispen, Wouw and Willemstad, June 27th, 1609. Succeeded his brother Philips Willem as Sovereign Prince of Orange, Count of Vianden, Buren and Leerdam, Viscount of Antwerp and Besançon, etc., February 20th, 1618.
Member of the Council of State, August 1584. Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland, 1585. Stadtholder of Overijssel, 1589. Stadtholder of Utrecht, 1590. Stadtholder of Gelderland, 1591. First Peer of Zeeland, 1619. Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe, 1620.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland, January 1587. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Zeeland, 1587. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1587. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Overijssel, 1589. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Utrecht, 1590. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Gelderland, 1591. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen and Drenthe, 1620.
Knight of the Order of the Garter, February 4th, 1613.
Emilia Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Cologne, April 10th, 1569
† Geneva, March 16th n.s., 1629
Married:

Stadhouderlijk Hof, The Hague, November 7th, 1597:
Manuel Infant of Portugal
* Tanger or Lisbon, 1568
† Brussels, June 22nd, 1638

Children from the third marriage:

Louise Juliana Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Delft, March 31st, 1576
† Königsberg (today Kaliningrad), March 15th n.s., 1644
Regent for the Elector Palatine of the Rhine (= her son), 1619-1620.
Married:

Dillenburg, June 23rd n.s., 1593:
Elector Palatine Friedrich IV of the Rhine, Duke in Bavaria
* Amberg, March 5th, 1574
† Heidelberg, September 19th n.s., 1610
Elector Palatine of the Rhine, 1583.
Maria Elisabeth Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Middelburg, March 26th, 1577
† Sedan, September 3rd, 1642
Princess-Regent of Sedan, 1623-1626 (for her son).
Married:

Sedan, April 15th, 1595:
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne
* Château Jozé near Clermont, September 28th, 1555
† Sedan, March 25th, 1623
Sovereign Prince of Sedan, Duke of Bouillon, Prince of Raucourt, Count of Montfort and Beaufort, Viscount of Turenne, Baron of Oliergues.
Marshal of France.
Catherina Belgica Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Antwerp, July 31st, 1578
† The Hague, April 22nd n.s., 1648
Married:

Dillenburg, November 2nd n.s., 1596:
Philipp Ludwig II Graf zu Hanau/Münzenberg
* Hanau, November 18th or December 18th, 1576
† Hanau, August 19th n.s., 1612
Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, 1580.
Charlotte Flandrina Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Antwerp, August 18th, 1579
† St. Croix Convent near Poitiers, April 16th, 1640
Nun at the St. Croix Convent near Poitiers, 1593. Prioress of the St. Croix Convent near Poitiers, 1595. Abbess of the St. Croix Convent near Poitiers, July 25th, 1605.
Charlotte Brabantine Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Antwerp, September 17th, 1580
† Château Renard, August 1631
Married:

...:
Claude de la Tremoïlle
* 1566
† Thouars, October 25th, 1604
Duke of Thouars, Prince of Tellemont, Count of Crau and Taillebourg.
Emilia Antwerpiana Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Antwerp, December 9th, 1581
† Landsberg, September 28th, 1657
Married:

Zweibrücken, July 4th n.s., 1616:
Friedrich Kasimir Pfalzgraf bei Rhein zu Zweibrücken in Landsberg
* Zweibrücken, June 10th, 1585
† Montfort, September 30th n.s., 1645
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg, 1604.

Child from the fourth marriage:

Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs

Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
Since January 3rd, 1637: HH Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
(Born as: Frederik Hendrik Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez)
* Delft, January 29th, 1584
† Stadhouderlijk Hof, The Hague, March 14th, 1647
Inherited the territories of his father (except the sovereign principality of Orange, the marquisate of Veere and Flushing and the county of Lingen) together with his brothers, July 10th, 1584. Divided the territories he and his brothers co-ruled on which occassion he became Lord of Geertuidenberg and Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, June 27th, 1609. Lord of Naaldwijk, Honselersdijk and Wateringen, 1612. Succeeded his brother Maurits as Sovereign Prince of Orange, Marquess of Veere and Flushing, Count of Vianden, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs, Viscount of Antwerp and Besançon, etc., April 23rd, 1625. Lord of Zuylestein, 1630. Lord of Leersum, 1632. Ceded Zuylestein and Leersum to his illegitimate son Frederik, 1640. Lord of Montfort, 1647.
Governor of Geertruidenberg, 1593-1609. Member of the Council of State, April 22nd, 1603. First Peer of Zeeland, April 23rd, 1625. Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel, 1625. Stadtholder of Limburg, 1633. Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe, 1640.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1593. General of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, March 17th, 1603. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the United Netherlands, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland and Zeeland, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel, 1625. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of France for one campaign, 1635. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen and Drenthe, 1640.
Knight of the Order of the Garter, July 5th, 1627.
Granted the style Highness by HM King Louis XIII of France, January 3rd, 1637.

Married:

Kloosterkerk, The Hague, April 4th n.s., 1625:
Amalia Gräfin zu Solms-Braunfels
* Braunfels, September 10th n.s., 1602
† Paleis Noordeinde, The Hague, September 8th, 1675
Baroness of Zevenbergen, 1648. Baroness of Turnhout, 1649.
Lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia, 1619-1625.

Children from this marriage:

HH Prince Willem II of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
Louise Henriëtte Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* Paleis Noordeinde, The Hague, November 27th, 1627
† Palace of the Elector, Kölln an der Spree (today a part of Berlin), June 18th n.s., 1667
Married:

Paleis Noordeinde, The Hague, December 7th n.s., 1646:
HSH Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia and Cleves, Count of Mark, Ravensberg and Minden "The Great Elector"
* Palace of the Elector, Kölln an der Spree (today a part of Berlin), February 16th n.s., 1620
† Palace of the Elector, Potsdam, May 9th n.s., 1688
Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia and Cleves, Count of Mark, Ravensberg and Minden, 1640.
Henriëtte Amalia Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, October 26th, 1628
† December 1628
Elisabeth Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, August 4th, 1630
† The Hague, August 4th, 1630
Isabella Charlotte Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, April 28th, 1632
† The Hague, May 17th, 1642
Albertine Agnes Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, April 19th, 1634
† Paleis Oranjewoud near Heerenveen, May 24th n.s., 1696
Regent of Nassau-Diez, Friesland and Groningen, 1664-1675 and of Drenthe, 1674-1675 (for her son).

Married:

Cleves, May 2nd n.s., 1652:
HSH Fürst Willem Frederik of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez and Spiegelberg, Baron of Beilstein and Liesveld
(Born as: Willem Frederik Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein)
Since 1636: Willem Frederik Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein und Liesveld
Since January 23rd, 1642: Willem Frederik Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez und Spiegelberg, Herr zu Beilstein und Liesveld
* Hof van Nassau, Arnhem, August 17th n.s., 1613
† (gunshot wounds) Stadhouderlijk Hof, Leeuwarden, October 31st n.s., 1664
Baron of Liesveld, 1636. Count of Nassau-Diez (together with his brother), June 2nd, 1632. Became the sole ruler of Nassau-Diez, July 22nd n.s., 1640. Count of Spiegelberg, January 23rd, 1642. Granted the rank and title of Fürst of the Holy Roman Empire, November 25th, 1652.
Stadtholder of Friesland, July 31st n.s., 1640. Stadtholder of Groningen, November 29th, 1650. Stadtholder of Drenthe, December 1650. Lieutenant-Stadtholder of Overijssel, October 1654 - October 1657.
Curator Magnificentissimus Primarius et Honorarius of the University of Franeker, March 12th, 1653.
Captain of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1625. Captain of the Cavalry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1631. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Friesland, July 31st n.s., 1640. Colonel of the Infantry and Colonel of the Cavalry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1644. General of the Artillery and General of the Cavalry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1648. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen, November 29th, 1650. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Drenthe, December 1650. First Fieldmarshal of the Army of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1655 (resigned his commission: 1660).
Commander of the German Order, February 3rd, 1641.
Henriëtte Catherina Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, February 10th n.s., 1637
† Schloß Oranienbaum, November 3rd or 4th, 1708
Married:

Groningen, July 9th, 1659:
HSH Fürst Johann Georg II of Anhalt-Dessau
* Dessau, November 17th n.s., 1627
† Berlin, August 27th n.s., 1693
Fürst of Anhalt-Dessau, 1660.
General-Fieldmarshal of the Army of Brandenburg.
Hendrik Lodewijk Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, November 30th, 1639
† The Hague, December 29th, 1639
Maria Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
* The Hague, September 5th, 1642
† Kreuznach, March 20th n.s., 1688
Married:

Cleves, September 23rd n.s., 1666:
Moritz Ludwig Heinrich Pfalzgraf bei Rhein zu Simmern
* Sedan, October 11th n.s., 1640
† Kreuznach, January 3rd n.s., 1674
Count Palatine of Simmern, 1655.

HH Prince Willem II of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
(Born as: Willem Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs)
* The Hague, May 27th, 1626
† (childpox) The Hague, November 6th, 1650
Sovereign Prince of Orange, Marquess of Veere and Flushing, Count of Vianden, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs, Viscount of Antwerp and Besançon, etc., March 14th, 1647.
Appointed as successor of his father as Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel, 1631. Appointed as successor of his father as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1639. Appointed as successor of his father as Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe, 1641.
Member of the Council of State, November 3rd, 1638. Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Drenthe, First Peer of Zeeland, March 14th, 1647.
General of the Cavalry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, January 25th, 1630. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the United Netherlands, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland and Zeeland, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Drenthe, March 14th, 1647.
Knight of the Order of the Garter, March 2nd, 1645.

Married:

Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace, London, May 12th n.s., 1641:
HRH Princess Mary Henriette Stuart of England, Scotland and Ireland
* St. James's Palace, London, November 14th n.s., 1631
† Whitehall Palace, London, January 3rd n.s., 1661
Created Princess Royal, 1641.

Child from this marriage:

HH Prince Willem III Hendrik of Orange, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs
Since February 23rd n.s., 1689: HM King William III Henry of England, France, Scotland and Ireland, Defender of Faith, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau
* (posthumously) Stadhouderlijk Hof, The Hague, November 14th, 1650
† (fall of his horse) Kensington Palace, March 19th n.s., 1702
Sovereign Prince of Orange, Marquess of Veere and Flushing, Count of Vianden, Buren, Leerdam, Lingen and Mörs, Viscount of Antwerp and Besançon, etc., November 14th, 1650. Lord of Soest, Baarn and Ter Eem, 1674. Baron of Zevenbergen and Turnhout, September 8th, 1675. Lord of Het Loo, 1684. Lord of Breedevoort, 1697.
First Peer of Zeeland, September 19th, 1668. Member of the Council of State, May 31st, 1670. Stadtholder of Holland, July 4th, 1672. Stadtholder of Zeeland, July 16th, 1672. Stadtholder of Utrecht, November 12th, 1673 (declared hereditary in male lineage: April 26th, 1674). Stadtholder of Gelderland and Overijssel, 1675.
King of England, Scotland and Ireland, February 23rd n.s., 1689 (crowned: Westminster Abbey, London, April 21st n.s., 1689).
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the Netherlands for one campaign, February 25th, 1672. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland, July 4th, 1672. Hereditary Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the Republic of the Netherlands, July 8th, 1672. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Zeeland, July 16th, 1672. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Utrecht, November 12th, 1673 (declared hereditary in male lineage: April 26th, 1674). Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Gelderland and Overijssel, 1675.
Knight of the Order of the Garter, April 25th, 1653.
Married:

St. James's Palace, London, November 14th n.s., 1677:
HM Mary II Queen of England, France, Scotland and Ireland, Defender of Faith
(Born as: HRH Princess Mary Stuart of England, Scotland and Ireland)
* St. James's Palace, London, May 10th n.s., 1662
† (smallpox) Kensington Palace, London, January 7th n.s., 1695
Queen of Engeland, Scotland and Ireland, February 23rd n.s., 1689 (crowned: Westminster Abbey, London, April 21st n.s., 1689).

Children from this marriage:
1. Stillborn child
  * Breda, April 1678
2. Stillborn child
  * Paleis Honselaersdijk, September 1678
3. Stillborn child
  * The Hague, February 1680

Footnotes:

Sources: l'Allemagne Dynastique Tome III by Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud and F. & B. Magdelaine and Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau by A.W.E. Dek. With special thanks to Joan Bos, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Netty Leistra.

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