Biography of William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange 1533-1584
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William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was created I Prince Orange.
On 24 Apr 1533 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was born to William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg (age 46).
On 06 Jul 1551 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 18) and Anna Egmond Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 22 Nov 1553 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 20) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange.
On 19 Dec 1554 [his son] Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 21) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange.
Around 23 Jul 1555 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau (age 1) died.
On 07 Feb 1556 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 22) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange.
On 06 Oct 1559 [his father] William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg (age 72) died.
On 25 Aug 1561 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 28) and Anna of Saxony (age 16) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. They had two sons, one of which died in infancy, and three daughters.
On 31 Oct 1562 [his son] Countess Anna Orange Nassau died.
On 31 Oct 1562 [his son] Countess Anna Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 29) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 17).
On 05 Nov 1563 [his daughter] Anna Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 30) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 18).
On 08 Dec 1564 [his daughter] Maurits August Philips Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 31) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 19).
On 03 Mar 1566 [his daughter] Maurits August Philips Orange Nassau (age 1) died.
On 13 Nov 1567 [his son] Prince Maurice I of Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 34) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 22).
On 10 Apr 1569 [his daughter] Emilia Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 35) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 24).
On 24 Jun 1575 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 28) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 31 Mar 1576 [his daughter] Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 29).
On 26 Apr 1577 [his daughter] Elisabeth Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 44) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 30).
On 18 Dec 1577 [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 32) died.
On 31 Jul 1578 [his daughter] Catharina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 45) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 31).
On 18 Aug 1579 [his daughter] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 46) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 32).
On 17 Sep 1580 [his daughter] Charlotte Brabantina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 47) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 33).
On 09 Dec 1581 [his daughter] Emilia Antwerpiana Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 48) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 34).
On 05 May 1582 [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 35) died.
On 24 Apr 1583 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 50) and Louise Coligny Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 29 Jan 1584 [his son] Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 50) and [his wife] Louise Coligny Princess Orange.
On 10 Jul 1584 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 51) died. His son [his son] Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 29) succeeded William I Prince Orange.
Evelyn's Diary. 17 Aug 1641. I passed again through Delft, and visited the church in which was the monument of Prince William of Nassau, - the first of the Williams, and saviour (as they call him) of their liberty, which cost him his life by a vile assassination. It is a piece of rare art, consisting of several figures, as big as the life, in copper. There is in the same place a magnificent tomb of his son and successor, [his son] Maurice. The Senate-house hath a very stately portico, supported with choice columns of black marble, as I remember, of one entire stone. Within, there hangs a weighty vessel of wood, not unlike a butter-churn, which the adventurous woman that hath two husbands at one time is to wear on her shoulders, her head peeping out at the top only, and so led about the town, as a penance for her incontinence. From hence, we went the next day to Itvswick, a stately country-house of the Prince of Orange, for nothing more remarkable than the delicious walks planted with lime trees, and the modern paintings within.