Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg
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Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg (born: 25 September 1542 in Dillenburg
; died: 18 November 1603 in Dillenburg
) was a daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
and Juliana of Stolberg
and was one of the sisters of William the Silent
.
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
, a daughter of her eldest son John Albert I, married her nephew Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
.
Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg, the second wife of her son William I, was a daughter of Elisabeth's brother John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg from his second marriage to Kunigunde Jakobea of Simmern, so she was both Maria's aunt and her mother-in-law.
Dillenburg
Dillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
; died: 18 November 1603 in Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Dillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
) was a daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
William of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....
and Juliana of Stolberg
Juliana of Stolberg
Juliana, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode was the mother of William the Silent, the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century....
and was one of the sisters of William the Silent
William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
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Marriage and issue
On 16 June 1559, she married Conrad of Solms-Braunfels. They had the following children:- John Albert I (born: 5 March 1563; died: 14 May 1623), married Countess Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein. They are the parents of Amalia of Solms-BraunfelsAmalia of Solms-BraunfelsAmalia of Solms-Braunfels , was a regent of Orange. She was the wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. She was the daughter of John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels and Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein.-Childhood:...
- Philip Frederick (born: 13 October 1560; died:26 June 1567)
- Juliana (born: 5 February 1562; died:19 February 1563)
- Eberhard (born: 11 January 1565; died: 12 February 1596)
- Elisabeth (born: 8 March 1566; died: 28 July 1570)
- Ernest (born: 18 November 1568; died: 24 August 1595)
- William I (born: 18 April 1570; died:3 February 1635), married Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Otto (born: 3 January 1572; died: 23 July 1610)
- Reinhard (born: 27 March 1573), married Walburga Anna van Daun and, secondly, Elisabeth of Salm
- Philip (born: 29 March 1575; died: 20 January 1628)
- Juliana (born: 7 May 1578; died: 1634), married Louis II of Sayn-Wittgenstein
- Anna Elisabeth (born: 15 April 1580; died: 18 August 1580)
- Henry (born: 10 March 1582; died: 23 April 1602)
- Anna Maria (born: 3 January 1585; died: 19 June 1586)
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels , was a regent of Orange. She was the wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. She was the daughter of John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels and Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein.-Childhood:...
, a daughter of her eldest son John Albert I, married her nephew Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch , was the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647.-Early life:...
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Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg, the second wife of her son William I, was a daughter of Elisabeth's brother John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg from his second marriage to Kunigunde Jakobea of Simmern, so she was both Maria's aunt and her mother-in-law.