Prince Orange is in Royalty Low Countries.
On 6th July 1551 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 18] and Anna Egmond Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 25th August 1561 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 28] and Anna of Saxony [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. They had two sons, one of which died in infancy, and three daughters.
On 24th June 1575 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 42] and Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 24th April 1583 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 50] and Louise Coligny Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 10th July 1584 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 51] died. His son Philip [aged 29] succeeded William I Prince Orange.
In 1606 Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 51] and Eleonora Bourbon Condé Princess Orange [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. The difference in their ages was 32 years. She the daughter of Henri Bourbon Condé Prince Condé and Charlotte Catherine Tremoille Princess Condé.
On 20th February 1618 Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange [aged 63] died. His half brother Prince [aged 50] succeeded I Prince Orange.
In 1625 Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange [aged 40] and Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 23rd April 1625 Prince Maurice I of Orange [aged 57] died. His half brother Frederick [aged 41] succeeded II Prince Orange.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 14th March 1647 Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange [aged 63] died. His son William [aged 20] succeeded II Prince Orange. Mary Stewart Princess Orange [aged 15] by marriage Princess Orange.
On 6th November 1650 William Orange Nassau II Prince Orange [aged 24] died. His son William succeeded III Prince Orange.
On 4th November 1677 King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 27] and Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 44] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd October 1751 Prince William of Orange [aged 40] died. His son Prince [aged 3] succeeded V Prince Orange.
On 9th April 1806 Prince William of Orange [aged 58] died at Brunswick [Map]. His son William [aged 33] succeeded I Prince Orange.
William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was created I Prince Orange.