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Prince Maurits (1567-1625) and Prince Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647)
When William of Orange died in 1584, his son Prince Maurits succeeded him as stadholder and captain-general of the army in ...
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Marriages
Prince William’s first wife, Anna of Egmond, Countess of Buren (1533-1558), brought important landholdings in Holland and Zeeland ...
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The Dutch Revolt
In 1566 discontented Protestants vandalised countless Catholic churches. This iconoclastic fury, as it is known, began in ...
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William of Orange (1533-1584)
William of Nassau was the oldest son of Count Willem of Nassau and Juliana van Stolberg. He was born in Dillenburg Castle in ...
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Title
At his birth, Prince Friso held the titles of Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau and Jonkheer van Amsberg.
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Queen of the Netherlands
In the first year of her reign, it was principally the Indonesian question that claimed Queen Juliana's attention. In 1949 she ...
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Preparing for the role of monarch
Before he succeeded his mother on 30 April 2013, King Willem-Alexander occupied a number of specific posts in a range of areas, ...
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Areas of interest until investiture
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Personal coats of arms of members of the Royal House
The King uses the coat of arms of the Kingdom as the royal coat of arms. If he abdicates he will revert to the coat of arms that ...
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Stadholders
In the 16th and 17th centuries, stadholders – William of Orange and his successors – played an important role in the Dutch ...