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Nieuwe Kerk (English: New Church) is a landmark church in Delft
Delft

See also: Delft, Cape Town, Delft Island Media:Nl-Delft.ogg is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland . It is located in between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, the Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square (Markt), opposite to the Delft City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis). In 1584, William the Silent
William the Silent

William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was born in the House of Nassau as a count of Nassau ....
 was entombed here in a mausoleum
Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons....
 designed by Hendrick
Hendrick de Keyser

Hendrick de Keyser was a Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht , Netherlands, who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism in Amsterdam....
 and Pieter de Keyser.






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Nieuwe Kerk (English: New Church) is a landmark church in Delft
Delft

See also: Delft, Cape Town, Delft Island Media:Nl-Delft.ogg is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland . It is located in between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, the Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square (Markt), opposite to the Delft City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis). In 1584, William the Silent
William the Silent

William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was born in the House of Nassau as a count of Nassau ....
 was entombed here in a mausoleum
Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons....
 designed by Hendrick
Hendrick de Keyser

Hendrick de Keyser was a Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht , Netherlands, who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism in Amsterdam....
 and Pieter de Keyser. Since then members of the House of Orange-Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau

The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spain rule, which after the Eighty Years' War led to an independent Dutch state....
 have been entombed in the royal crypt. The latest are Queen Juliana (Queen of the Netherlands from 1948-1980) and her husband Prince Bernhard in 2004. The private royal family crypt is not open to the public.

People buried in the royal crypt


  • Prince William I of Orange-Nassau
  • Louise de Coligny
    Louise de Coligny

    Louise de Coligny was the daughter of Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval and the fourth and last spouse of William the Silent....
  • Prince Maurice of Orange-Nassau
    Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

    Maurice of Nassau , Prince of Orange , son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. He was named after his maternal grandfather, the Prince-elector Maurice of Saxony, who was also a noted general....
  • Elisabeth, daughter of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
    Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

    Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch language , was the Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647....
  • Isabella Charlotte, daughter of Prince Frederick Henry
  • Prince Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
    Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

    Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch language , was the Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647....
  • Catharine Belgica
    Catharina Belgica of Nassau

    Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau was the third daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon....
    , daughter of Prince William I (1648)
  • Prince William II of Orange
    William II, Prince of Orange

    William II, Prince of Orange , stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from March 14, 1647 until his death.William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels....
     (1651)
  • Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
    Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

    Amalia of Solms-Braunfels , Countess of Solms-Braunfels, was the wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. She was the daughter of Johan Albrecht I of Solms-Braunfels and Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein....
    , wife of Prince Frederick Henry (1675)
  • Prince William IV of Orange
    William IV, Prince of Orange

    William IV Karel Hendrik Friso, Prince of Orange and Nassau-Dietz was the first Inheritance stadtholder of the Netherlands.William was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, the son of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, head of the Frisia branch of the House of Orange-Nassau, and of his wife Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel ....
     (1752)
  • Princess Anna of Orange
    Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

    Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange was the second child and eldest daughter of George II of Great Britain and his consort, Caroline of Ansbach....
     (1759)
  • Princess Pauline of the Netherlands (1806)
  • Princess Wilhelmina of Orange
    Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange

    File:Johann Friedrich August Tischbein - Portret van Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, prinses van Pruisen , echtgenote van Willem V, prins van Oranje.jpg...
     (1822)
  • Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands
    Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774-1837)

    Wilhelmine of Prussia, born Princess of Prussia , was the first wife of King William I of the Netherlands and so the first List of Dutch consorts....
     (1837)
  • King William I of the Netherlands
    William I of the Netherlands

    William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
     (1844)
  • King William II of the Netherlands
    William II of the Netherlands

    William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duchy of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death....
     (1849)
  • Queen Anna Paulowna of the Netherlands (1865)
  • Prince Maurice of the Netherlands
    Prince Maurice of the Netherlands

    Prince William Frederick Maurice Alexander Henry Charles of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau , , was the second son of William III of the Netherlands and his first spouse Sophie of W?rttemberg....
     (1850)
  • Princess Louise of the Netherlands
    Princess Louise of Prussia (1808-1870)

    Princess Louise of Prussia was the third surviving daughter and ninth child of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz....
     (1870)
  • Queen Sophie of the Netherlands (1877)
  • Prince Henry of the Netherlands
    Prince Henry of the Netherlands

    Prince William Frederick Henry of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau was born at Soestdijk Palace as the third son of the Prince of Orange, later King William II of the Netherlands and the Princess of Orange, n?e Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia, later Queen Consort of the Netherlands....
     (1879)
  • William, Prince of Orange (1879)
  • Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
    Prince Frederick of the Netherlands

    Frederik, Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau , was the second son of king William I of the Netherlands and his wife Wilhelmine of Prussia ....
     (1881)
  • Alexander, Prince of Orange
    Alexander, Prince of Orange

    Willem Alexander Charles Henry Frederick, Prince of Orange , , was heir apparent to his father William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death....
     (1884)
  • King William III of the Netherlands
    William III of the Netherlands

    William III was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death and the Duchy of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866....
     (1890)
  • Queen Emma of the Netherlands (1934)
  • Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
    Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    Duke Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin later Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, was a German-born aristocrat who became the prince consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands....
     (1934)
  • Prince William V of Orange (1958)
  • Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
    Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

    Wilhelmina was queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch....
     (1962)
  • Prince Claus of the Netherlands
    Claus von Amsberg

    Claus van Amsberg , later Prince Claus of the Netherlands, jonkheer van Amsberg, was a German-born aristocrat who became the husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands....
     (2002)
  • Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (2004)
  • Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (2004)


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