Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau was born on 18 August 1579 as the fourth daughter of William of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon in Antwerp. She was baptised on 18 October in the chapel of the Castle of Antwerp. She had troubles with her health from early on. Her mother died when she was just three [read more]
Catharina Belgica of Nassau was born in Antwerp on 3 July 1578 as the third daughter of William of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon. She was named after her aunt, Catharina of Nassau, who was also her godmother. She was just four years old when her mother died, and her father was assassinated when she [read more]
Elisabeth of Nassau was born on 26 April 1577 in Middelburg as the second of the six daughters of William the Silent and his third wife Charlotte of Bourbon. She was named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was also her godmother. Elisabeth was orphaned at a young age. Her mother died of exhaustion in [read more]
Louise Juliana of Nassau was born in Dordrecht on 31 March 1576 as the first of six daughters born to William the Silent by his third wife Charlotte of Bourbon. She was the first to be born in the Netherlands. Louise Juliana was just six years old when her mother died from exhaustion after caring [read more]
William the Silent or William I, Prince of Orange married four times and had issue by all four of his wives. From a total of 15 children, there were 11 daughters. This series will follow their, in some cases rather short, lives. William the Silent’s first wife was Anne of Egmont, who during their seven-year [read more]
In the early 1570s, Anna of Saxony (1544-77), second wife of the Dutch nobleman and rebel leader William of Orange, set Europe’s noble courts ablaze with one of the sixteenth century’s most sensational scandals. Although destined to a life of fabulous riches on the side of her glamorous husband, Anna failed to find happiness as [read more]
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