Genealogy of the House Orange-Nassau1Genealogy of the House Orange-Nassau1
Johann VI Graf zu Nassau,
Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez "The Elder"
Since December 11th, 1561: Johann VI Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
(Born as: Johann Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez)
* Dillenburg, November 22nd, 1536
† Dillenburg, October 8th, 1606
Count of Nassau-Siegen, and of Diez (together with his brothers Ludwig, Adolf and Heinrich), October 6th, 1559.
Inherited the county Nassau-Beilstein with his brothers, December 11th, 1561. Became the sole ruler of Nassau-Siegen,
April 14th, 1574.
Stadtholder of Gelre and Zutphen, 1578-1581.
Married:
Children from the first marriage:
Married:
Botnia Stins, Franeker, November 25th, 1587:
Anna Countess
of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez
* Breda, November 5th, 1563
† Botnia Stins, Franeker, June 23rd n.s., 1588
Child from this marriage:
Married:
Married:
Married:
Idstein, December 2nd, 1588:
Johann Ludwig I Graf zu Nassau-Idstein
* 1567
† (fall out of window) Schloß Idstein, Idstein, June 20th, 1596
Count of Nassau-Idstein, January 11th, 1568.
Married:
June 24th, 1592:
Wilhelm Graf zu Mansfeld-Arnstein
* 1555
† October 21st, 1615
Count of Mansfeld-Arnstein, 1585. Member of the Secret Council of the Elector of Brandenburg.
Marshal of Ansbach.
Ludwig Günther Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu BeilsteinMarried:
Arnhem, June 7th, 1601:
Anna Margaretha Gräfin von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
* ?
† March 4th, 1606
Child from this marriage:
Children from the second marriage:
Married:
Dillenburg, August 23rd, 1600:
Wilhelm I Graf zu Solms-Greifenstein, Herr zu Münzenberg, Wildenfels und Sonnenwalde
* April 18th, 1570
† Greifenstein, February 3rd, 1635
Count of Solms-Greifenstein, April 27th, 1592.
Children from the third marriage:
Married:
Beilstein, February 8th or 16th, 1616:
Konrad Gumprecht Graf zu Bentheim-Steinfurt in Limburg an der Lahn
* March 10th, 1585
† March 10th, 1618 or 1619
Count of Limburg an der Lahn.
Married:
June 19th, 1619:
Philipp Ernst Graf zu Isenburg-Birstein
* January 27th, 1595
† August 16th, 1635
Count of Isenburg-Birstein.
Married:
May 29th, 1624:
Georg Albrecht I Graf zu Erbach
* December 16th, 1597
† November 25th, 1647
Count of Erbach.
Married:
October 24th, 1648:
Wilhelm Otto Graf zu Isenburg-Birstein
* November 17th, 1597
† July 17th, 1667
Count of Isenburg-Birstein.
Ernst Kasimir Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu
Beilstein
* Schloß Dillenburg, Dillenburg, December 22nd, 1573
† (killed in action) near Roermond, June 2nd, 1632
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 Diez and the Nassau parts of Camberg and Bad-Ems and became Count of
Nassau-Diez, March 30th, 1607. Received Beilstein and the Westerwald from his brother Georg in 1620.
Governor of Rhineberk, 1605-1607. Lieutenant-Governor of Gelderland, 1607-1625. Lieutenant-Governor of Utrecht, 1610.
Stadtholder of Friesland, August 3rd, 1620. Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe, 1625.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1599. Lieutenant-General of the Army of Brunswick,
1606-1607. Fieldmarshal of Gelderland, 1607-1625. Fieldmarshal of Utrecht, 1610. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of
Friesland, August 3rd, 1620. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen and Drenthe, 1625.
Married:
Gröningen near Halberstadt, June 8th, 1607:
HSH Sofia Hedwig Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Gräfin zu Spiegelberg
* Wolfenbüttel, February 20th or June 13th, 1592
† Hof van Nassau, Arnhem, January 23rd, 1642
Countess of Spiegelberg, 1631. Countess-Regent of Nassau-Diez, 1632.
Children from this marriage:
Hendrik Casimir I Graf zu Nassau,
Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
Elisabeth Friso Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden
und Diez, Frau zu Beilstein
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.
Married:
Cleves, May 2nd n.s., 1652:
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)
Children from this
marriage:
Married:
Paleis Oranjewoud near Heerenveen, November 28th, 1690:
HSH Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Jena and Saxe-Eisenach
* Eisenach, October 17th, 1666
† Eisenach, January 4th, 1729
Duke of Saxe-Jena, 1690. Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, 1698.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1691 (resigned his commission: 1713).
HSH Fürst Hendrik Casimir II of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen,
Vianden, Diez and Spiegelberg, Baron of Beilstein and Liesveld
(Born as: HSH Hereditary Prince Hendrik Casimir of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez and Spiegelberg,
Baron of Beilstein and Liesveld)
* The Hague, January 28th n.s., 1657
† Leeuwarden, March 25th n.s., 1696
Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Diez, January 28th n.s., 1657.
Fürst of Nassau-Diez, Count of Spiegelberg, Baron of Liesveld, October 31st n.s., 1664 (under regency until 1675).
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen, 1664 (under regency until 1675). Stadtholder of Drenthe, 1674 (under regency until
1675). The commission Stadtholder of Friesland was declared hereditary in male lineage, July 23rd, 1675.
Curator Magnificentissimus Primarius et Honorarius of the University of Franeker, 1678.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, April 19th, 1666. Colonel of the Cavalry of the
Republic of the United Netherlands, 1673. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe, January 28th,
1675. Third Fieldmarshal of the Army of the Republic of the United Netherlands, July 15th, 1689 (resigned his commission:
1694).
Commander of the German Order, April 4th, 1695.
Married:
Dessau, November 26th n.s., 1683:
HSH Princess Henriette Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
* Cleves, August 26th n.s., 1666
† Schloß Oranienstein near Diez, April 18th, 1726
Regent of Nassau-Diez, Friesland and Groningen, 1696-1707 (for her son).
Children from this marriage:
Married:
Leeuwarden, May 27th, 1708:
HSH Duke Karl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
* Grabow, November 26th, 1678
† Dömitz, November 28th, 1747
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1713 (deposed: 1719).
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1701. Lieutenant-General of the Army of
Mecklenburg.
(Divorced: Greifswald, June 2nd, 1710)
Married:
Schloß Oranienstein near Diez, April 15th, 1725:
HSH Fürst Christian of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez, Lord of Beilstein
(Born as: HSH Prince Christian of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez, Lord of Beilstein)
* Dillenburg, August 11th, 1688
† (heart attack during the hunt) Ebersbach, August 28th, 1739
Fürst of Nassau-Dillenburg, September 21st, 1724. Inherited the protestant part of the principality Nassau-Siegen
together with Prince Willem IV of Orange in 1735.
Major of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, May 18th, 1708. Colonel of the Infantry of the
Republic of the United Netherlands, April 16th, 1711 (resigned his commission: 1727).
Knight of the Order of St. Hubertus.
HSH Fürst Johan Willem Friso of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen,
Vianden, Diez and Spiegelberg, Baron of Beilstein and Liesveld
Since March 19th n.s., 1702: HH Prince Johan Willem Friso of Orange and Fürst of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen,
Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren and Leerdam
(Born as: HSH Hereditary Prince Johan Willem Friso of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez and
Spiegelberg, Baron of Beilstein und Liesveld)
* Dessau, August 14th n.s., 1687
† (drowned) near Strijense Sas, July 14th, 1711
Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Diez, August 14th n.s., 1687.
Fürst of Nassau-Diez, Count of Spiegelberg, Baron of Liesveld, March 25th n.s., 1696 (under regency until 1707). Named as
sole heir by Prince Willem III of Orange. At the death of the prince on March 19th n.s., 1702, King Friedrich I of Prussia
and Fürst Wilhelm Hyazinth of Nassau-Siegen also claimed the inheritance. King Louis XIV of France annexed the principality
Orange and King Friedrich of Prussia annexed the counties Lingen and Mörs. Until the division of the inheritance the
States-General of the Republic of the United Netherlands took charge of the properties. Lost Turnhout to King Friedrich I
of Prussia by verdict of the Court of Brabant at Brussel in 1708. Received Het Loo and Dieren by verdict of the Court of
Gelderland at Arnhem in 1710. Hereditary and Suzerain Lord of the Isle of Ameland, May 27th, 1704. Inherited the
principality Nassau-Hadamar together with Fürst Wilhelm Hyazinth of Nassau-Siegen, Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm of Nassau-Siegen
and Fürst Wilhelm II of Nassau-Dillenburg, May 27th, 1711.
Hereditary Stadtholder of Friesland, March 25th n.s., 1696 (under regency until 1707; inaugurated: 1707). Stadtholder of
Groningen, 1696 (under regency until 1707; installed: February 26th, 1708).
Curator Magnificentissimus Primarius at Honorarius of the University at Franeker, 1708.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, March 27th, 1696. Colonel of the Cavalry of the
Republic of the United Netherlands, March 28th, 1696. General of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands,
April 11th, 1704. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Friesland, March 25th, 1707. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of
Groningen, 1708.
Married:
Cassel, April 26th, 1709:
HSH Landgravine Marie Luise of Hesse-Cassel ("Marijke Meu")
* Cassel, February 7th, 1688
† Leeuwarden, April 9th, 1765
Princess-Regent, 1711-1731 (for her son). Princess-Regent of Friesland, 1759-1765 (for her grandson).
Children from this marriage:
Married:
Leeuwarden, July 3rd, 1727:
HSH Margrave Friedrich of Baden-Durlach
* Stuttgart, October 7th, 1703
† Karlsruhe, March 26th, 1732
Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, June 25th, 1709.
HH Prince Willem IV Carel Hendrik Friso of Orange and Fürst of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen,
Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren and Leerdam
Since 1748: HH Prince Willem IV Carel Hendrik Friso of Orange and Fürst of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen,
Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg
* (posthumously) Leeuwarden, September 1st, 1711
† Paleis Huis ten Bosch near The Hague, October 22nd, 1751
Fürst of Nassau-Diez, Count of Spiegelberg, Baron of Beilstein, September 1st, 1711. Received Steenbergen, Dongen,
Oosterhout, Willem en Mariapolder, Oud Prinsenland, Hulsterambacht, IJsselstein, Cranendonk, Eindhoven, Bredevoort, Diest,
Sichem, the Palace at Brussel and Noord-Beveland from the inheritance of Prince Willem III of Orange from the
States-General of the Republic of the United Netherlands, September 5th, 1712. Renounced his rights to the principality
Orange at the Peace Treaty of Utrecht (1713). Received Rotzenhahn, Höhn, Rennerod and Elsoff at the division of the
principality Nassau-Hadamar in 1717. Settled an agreement with King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia about the inheritance of
Prince Willem III of Orange, June 16th, 1732. The States of Zeeland however decided to abolish the marquisate of Veere and
Flushing on November 17th, 1732. The States-General of the Republic of the United Netherlands transferred the properties on
April 1st, 1734. Inherited the protestant part of the principality Nassau-Siegen together with Fürst Christian of
Nassau-Dillenburg in 1735. Inherited the principality Nassau-Dillenburg together with Fürst Wilhelm Hyazinth of
Nassau-Siegen, August 28th, 1739. Ceded his part of the principality Nassau-Hadamar to Fürst Wilhelm Hyazinth of
Nassau-Siegen and received Wilhelm Hyazinth's part of Nassau-Dillenburg in return, February 16th, 1742, on which occassion
he renamed his country into Nassau-Dillenburg. Inherited the principality Nassau-Hadamar and the catholic part of the
principality of Nassau-Siegen, February 18th, 1743. Count of Culemborg, 1748.
Hereditary Stadtholder of Friesland, September 1st, 1711 (under regency until 1731). Stadtholder of Groningen, October
13th, 1718 (under regency until 1729). Stadtholder of Drenthe, 1722 (under regency until 1729). Stadtholder of Gelderland,
November 2nd, 1722 (under regency until 1729). Member of the Council of State, 1747. Stadtholder of Zeeland, April 28th,
1747. Stadtholder of Holland, May 3rd, 1747. Stadtholder of Overijssel, May 10th, 1747. Stadtholder of Utrecht, May 18th,
1747. The commissions Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
were declared hereditary in both male and female lineage, 1747.
Rector Magnificentissimus of the University of Herborn, 1727. Curator Magnificentissimus Primarius et Honorarius of the
University of Franeker, 1731.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Groningen, Drenthe and Gelderland, September 1st, 1729. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of
Friesland, September 1st, 1731. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Zeeland, April 28th, 1747.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of Holland, May 3rd, 1747. Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy of the
Republic of the United Netherlands, May 4th, 1747. Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Overijssel, May 10th, 1747.
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Utrecht, May 18th, 1747. The military commissions were declared hereditary in both male
and female lineage, 1747.
Knight of the Garter, July 22nd, 1733.
Married:
Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, March 25th n.s., 1734:
HSH Princess Anne of
Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
Since August 1st, 1714: HRH Princess Anne of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick
and Lüneburg
Since August 30th, 1727: HRH Princess Anne of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick
and Lüneburg, Princess Royal
* Schloß Herrenhausen near Hanover, November 2nd n.s., 1709
† The Hague, January 12th, 1759
Created Princess Royal, August 30th, 1727.
Princess-Regent, 1751-1759 (for her son).
Children from this marriage:
HSH Carolina Princess of
Orange-NassauMarried:
The Hague, March 5th, 1760:
HSH Fürst Karl Christian of Nassau, Count of Saarbrücken und Saarwerden, Lord of Lahr and Mahlberg,
Wiesbaden and Idstein
* Weilburg, January 16th, 1735
† Munsterdreysen near Kirchheim, November 28th, 1788
Fürst of Nassau-Weilburg, November 9th, 1753.
Governor of Bergen op Zoom, 1760-1765. Governor of Sluis, 1765-1772. Governor of Maastricht, 1772-1784.
Colonel of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1758 (resigned his commission: 1770). General
of the Infantry of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1760. Colonel of the Cavalry of the Republic of the
United Netherlands, 1765 (resigned his commissions: 1784). Fieldmarshal of the Imperial Army.
Knight of the Order of the Elephant.
HH Prince Willem V Batavus of Orange and Fürst of Nassau, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden,
Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg
Married:
Royal Palace, Berlin, October 4th, 1767:
HRH Princess Friederike Sofia
Wilhelmine of Prussia
* Palais des Prinzen, Berlin, August 7th, 1751
† Paleis Het Loo near Apeldoorn, June 9th, 1820
Children from this marriage:
Married:
The Hague, October 14th, 1790:
HSH Duke Karl Georg August of Brunswick-Wolffenbüttel
* London, February 8th, 1766
† Antoinettenruh, September 20th, 1806
HSH Willem George Frederik Prince of Orange-Nassau ("Frits")Back to:
Last updated: May 18th, 2008.