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Second House of Nassau-Dietz. The counts (later princes in 1650) of Nassau-Dietz continued their service to the Dutch Republic. After the death of William Louis (see Second House of Nassau-Dillenburg) they were usually elected Stadholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe. They also served as senior Generals in the Dutch States Army.
- 1093; 930 years ago
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
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Count of Nassau-Dillenburg 1560–1620 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe: Ernst Casimir Count of Nassau-Dietz 1573–1632 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe: John VII "the Middle" Count of Nassau-Siegen r.1561–1623 (illeg.) William of Nassau 1601–1627 Lord of de Lek (illeg.) Louis of Nassau Lord of De Lek and ...
The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With the fall of the Hohenstaufen in the first half of the 13th century royal power within Franconia evaporated and the former stem duchy fragmented into separate independent states. Nassau emerged as ...
Jun 4, 2015 · 2. P.W. Schroeder, The Transformation of European Politics, 1763–1848 (Oxford, 1994); Webster, The Foreign Policy of Castlereagh; H. Nicholson, The Congress of Vienna.A Study in Allied Unity: 1812–1822 (London, 1948); H.A. Kissinger, A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace 1812–1822 (London, 1957); M. ‘Jarrett, The Congress of Vienna and its Legacy: War and ...
- Mark Edward Hay
- 2016
Maurice, Prince of Orange. Maurice of Orange (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became Prince of Orange upon the death of his eldest half-brother Philip William in 1618, he was known as Maurice of Nassau .
Apr 19, 2024 · Maurice (born Nov. 13, 1567, Dillenburg, Nassau—died April 23, 1625, The Hague) was the hereditary stadtholder (1585–1625) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, successor to his father, William I the Silent. His development of military strategy, tactics, and engineering made the Dutch army the most modern in the ...
