Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel was born on 7 February 1688 as the daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. She was their 11th child. She was raised a Protestant, and she was noticed early on as a possible bride for Johan Willem Friso, the future Prince of Orange. He visited [read more]
A newspaper in Leeuwarden was recently granted unprecedented access to the crypt at the Jacobijner church in Leeuwarden. I wrote about this church two years ago, and it is the burial place of: Anna of Nassau (Breda, 5 November 1563 – Franeker, 13 June 1588), daughter of William of Orange and Anna of Saxony Elisabeth of Nassau-Dietz (Leeuwarden, 25 July 1614 – Leeuwarden, 18 September 1614), [read more]
Eleanor of Woodstock was born on 18 June 1318 as the daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. She was born in Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire, which no longer exists. She married Reginald II, Count (later Duke) of Guelders as his second wife in May 1332. His first marriage was to Sophia [read more]
Anne of Hanover, or Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange was born as the eldest daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach on 2 November 1709. She was only the second holder of the Princess Royal title, but as her predecessor Mary had done, she married a Prince of Orange. [read more]
As you may remember I went to Leeuwarden a while back and visited the Jacobijner Church where the family tomb of the Frisian Nassau’s is. Unfortunately, at the time, there was a service going on so I couldn’t go inside. However, the opening of the Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel year actually took place inside this [read more]
On 9 April I attended the opening of the Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel year in Leeuwarden. Marie Louise died on 9 April 1765 and this year is the 250th anniversary of her death. She was regent twice, first for her son who was born two months after his father’s death and second for her grandson [read more]
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