family Tree Of The House Of Orange-Nassau

From the joining of the house of Nassau-Breda/Dillenburg and the House of Châlon-Arlay-Orange to the end of the Dutch Republic is shown below. The family spawned many famous statesmen and generals, including two of the acknowledged "first captains of their age", Maurice of Nassau and the Marshal de Turenne.

John V Count of Nassau-Siegen 1455–1516 Stadholder of Gelderland

John IV Prince of Orange, 1475–1502

William the Rich Count of Nassau-Siegen 1487- 1559

Henry III Count of Nassau-Breda 1483–1538

Claudia of Châlon 1498–1521

Philibert of Châlon of Châlon Prince of Orange 1502–1530

William I "the Silent" 1533–1584 Prince of Orange 1544 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand & Utrecht

Louis 1538–1574

Adolf 1540–1568

Henry 1550–1574

John VI "the Elder" 1536–1606 Stadholder of Gelderland

René of Châlon 1519–1544 Prince of Orange r.1521

Philip William 1554–1618 Prince of Orange r.1584

Maurice 1567–1625 Prince of Orange r.1618 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, etc.

Frederick Henry 1584–1647 Prince of Orange r.1625 Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, & etc.

Louise Juliana 1576–1644 married Frederick IV Elector Palatine from whom the British royal family descends

Elisabeth 1577–1642 married Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Duke of Bouillon

(illeg.) Justinus van Nassau 1559–1631 Admiral & General Governor of Breda 1601–1625

William Louis "Us Heit" Count of Nassau-Dillenburg 1560–1620 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe

Ernst Casimir Count of Nassau-Dietz 1573–1632 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe

John VII "the Middle" Count of Nassau-Siegen r.1561–1623

(illeg.) William of Nassau 1601–1627 Lord of de Lek

(illeg.) Louis of Nassau Lord of De Lek and Beverweerd 1602–1665

Charles I King of England 1630-1685

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596–1662)

Frederick V Elector Palatine r.1610 King of Bohemia r.1619–1621

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne & Marshal-General of France 1611–1675

James II King of England

Mary Princess Royal

William II 1626–1650 Prince of Orange & Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, etc, r.1647

Louise Henriette 1627–1667 married Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

(illeg.) Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein 1608–1672 general of the army

Albertine Agnes 1634–1696)

William Frederick 1613–1664 Count —later Prince— of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe

Henry Casimir I Count of Nassau-Dietz 1612–1640 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe

John Maurice "the Brazilian" Prince of Nassau-Siegen 1604–1679 Governor of Dutch Brazil Field Marshal of the Dutch Army

Mary II Queen of England

William III 1650–1702 Prince of Orange 1650 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, etc, 1672 King of England, 1689

ceded claims to the lands of Orange to France in 1713 but kept right to use the title in its German form. Kings of Prussia and later German Emperors currently Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, "Prinz von Oranien"

Earls of Rochford in England

Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau-Dietz 1657–1696 Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe

John William Friso 1687–1711 appointed heir by William III Prince of Orange r.1702 Stadholder of Frieslandr.1696

Anne Princess Royal of England

William IV 1711–1751 Prince of Orange Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, etc. 1747

Wilhelmina of Prussia

William V 1748–1806 Prince of Orange r.1751 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, etc. r.1751–1795

Carolina 1743–1787

Charles Christian Prince of Nassau-Weilburg r.1735–1788

Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau 1770–1819 married Karl, Hereditary Prince of Braunschweig(-Wolfenbuttel)

Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau 1774–1799

William VI Fürst of Nassau-Orange-Fulda 1803–1806 Fürst of Nassau-Orange Prince of Orange r.1806 later William I King of the Netherlands r.1815

Frederick William Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 1768–1816

Royal Family of the Netherlands

William Duke of Nassau 1792–1839

Adolphe 1817–1905 Duke of Nassau r.1839–1866 Grand Duke of Luxembourg r.1890–1905

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg