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The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau, pronounced [ˈɦœys fɑn oːˌrɑɲə ˈnɑsʌu]) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands.A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, particularly since William the Silent organised the Dutch Revolt against Spanish ...
- 1544; 479 years ago
- William the Silent
William V (born March 8, 1748, The Hague, Neth.—died April 9, 1806, Braunschweig [Germany]) was the prince of Orange and Nassau and general hereditary stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (1751–95). When his father, William IV, died (1751), he was but three years of age, and his mother, Anne of Hanover, acted as regent for him until her death ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
of Orange-Nassau 1774–1799: William VI Fürst of Nassau-Orange-Fulda 1803–1806 Fürst of Nassau-Orange Prince of Orange r.1806 later William I King of the Netherlands r.1815: Frederick William Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 1768–1816: Royal Family of the Netherlands: William Duke of Nassau 1792–1839: Adolphe 1817–1905 Duke of Nassau r.1839 ...
John William Friso, who also was the Prince of Nassau-Dietz, founded thereby the second House of Orange-Nassau (the suffix name "Dietz" was dropped of the combined name Orange-Nassau-Dietz). The Revolutionary and Napoleonic era was a tumultuous episode of the history of both the Ottonian and Walramian branches of the House of Nassau.
- 1093; 930 years ago
When René died childless in 1544, he left his estates to his German cousin William of Nassau (1533-1584), who, as Prince William I, founded the House of Orange-Nassau. Orange is situated in the south of France and from 1163 onwards was a principality belonging to the House of Chalon.
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Dec 6, 2022 · In 2006, he published a book entitled De parels en de kroon [The pearls and the crown], an exploratory study of the historical role of the House of Orange-Nassau in colonial history. Dr Esther Captain, historian and senior researcher, and a member of the staff at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV).
The House of Orange-Nassau is the current reigning house of the Netherlands. A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, particularly since William the Silent organised the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War led to an independent Dutch state.
