Editing House of Orange-Nassau (section)

==Family tree==

===Origins of the Nassaus===

The lineage of the [[House of Nassau]] can be traced back to the 10th century.

{{Family tree of the House of Nassau}}

A detailed family tree can be found here.<ref>{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/nassau/index.html |title=Nassau index page |publisher=genealogy.euweb.cz |access-date=5 September 2013}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Maclagan|first1=Michael |last2=Louda|first2=Jiří|title=Line of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe|year=1999|publisher=Little, Brown & Co|location=London|isbn=1-85605-469-1|pages=71–81}}</ref> A detailed [[:nl:Stamboom Oranje-Nassau|family tree of the House of Orange-Nassau]] from the 15th century can be found on the Dutch Wikipedia at [[Dutch monarchs family tree]].


===Orange and Nassau Family Tree===

{{Family tree of the House of Orange-Nassau}}

The main house of Orange-Nassau also spawned several illegitimate branches.  These branches contributed to the political and economic history of England and the Netherlands. [[Justinus van Nassau]] was the only extramarital child of [[William the Silent|William of Orange]]. He was a Dutch army commander known for unsuccessfully [[Siege of Breda (1624)|defending Breda against the Spanish]], and the depiction of his surrender on the famous picture by [[Diego Velázquez]], ''[[The Surrender of Breda]]''. [[Louis of Nassau, Lord of De Lek and Beverweerd]] was a younger illegitimate son of [[Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange|Prince Maurice]] and [[Margaretha van Mechelen]]. His descendants were later created Counts of Nassau-LaLecq. One of his sons was the famous general [[Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk|Henry de Nassau, Lord of Overkirk]], [[William III of England|King William III]]'s [[Master of the Horse]], and one of the most trusted generals of [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]].  His descendants became the [[Earl of Grantham|Earls of Grantham]] in England. [[Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein|Frederick van Nassau, Lord of Zuylestein]], an illegitimate son of [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]], gave rise to the [[Earl of Rochford|Earls of Rochford]] in England. The [[William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford|4th earl of Rochford]] was a famous English diplomat and a statesman.

===Royal House of Orange-Nassau=== 

In 1815, William VI of Orange became King of the Netherlands.  This summary genealogical tree shows how the current Royal house of Orange-Nassau is related:<ref name="koninklijkhuis"/>

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| WLM1='''[[William I of the Netherlands|William I, 1772–1843, King of the Netherlands, 1815–1840]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1907).svg|40px]]'''|boxstyle_ WLM1=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|WPR=[[Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands|Wilhelmina of Prussia]]<br/>[[File:Arms of East Prussia.svg|40px]]}}

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{{Tree chart| | | | WLM2 |y| APR | | | | | | | |FRD| | | PAUL| | MAR
| WLM2='''[[William II of the Netherlands|William II, 1792–1849, King of the Netherlands, 1840]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1907).svg|40px]]|boxstyle_ WLM2=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|APR=[[Anna Pavlovna of Russia]]<br/>[[File:Mali tsr.svg|60px]]
|FRD=[[Prince Frederick of the Netherlands|Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, 1797–1881]]<br/>[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the second son of the king of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]<br/><ref>{{cite book |title=Handboek der Wapenkunde|first=Johannes Baptist|last=Rietstap|publisher=Theod. Bom|location=the Netherlands|year=1875|page=348|quote="Prins FREDERIK: Het koninklijke wapen, in 't shcildhoofd gebroken door een rooden barensteel, de middelste hanger beladen met een regtopstaanden goud pijl." }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Heraldiek|first=J.H.|last=Junius|publisher=Frederik Muller|location=the Netherlands|year=1894|page=151|quote=...de tweede oon voert het koninklijk wapen gebroken door een barensteel van drie stukken met een zilveren pijl.}}</ref>|PAUL=[[Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau|Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau, 1800–1806]]
|MAR=[[Princess Marianne of the Netherlands|Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, 1810–1883]]<br/><div style="display:inline-block;">[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the eldest daughter of the king of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]</div><ref>{{cite book |title=Heraldiek|first=J.H.|last=Junius|publisher=Frederik Muller|location=the Netherlands|year=1894|page=151|quote=...is het wapen afgebeeld van de oudste dochter van den Koning der Nederlanden. De barensteel is van keel en beladen met een gouden koningskroon.}}</ref><br/>married [[Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872)]]}}

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{{Tree chart| EWP |y|~| WLM3 |y| SVW | | ALX | | HEN | | SPH | | LOU | | MAR 
|EWP='''[[Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of queen Emma of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]'''
|WLM3='''[[William III of the Netherlands|William III, 1817–1890, King of the Netherlands, 1849]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1907).svg|40px]]|boxstyle_ WLM3=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|SVW=[[Sophie of Württemberg|Sophia of Württemberg]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Wurtemberg-Urach.svg|40px]]|ALX=[[Prince Alexander of the Netherlands|Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, 1818–1848]]
|HEN=[[Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820–1879)|Prince Henry of the Netherlands, "the Navigator" 1820–1879]]
|SPH=[[Princess Sophie of the Netherlands|Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, 1824–1897]] married [[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
|LOU=[[Louise of the Netherlands|Princess Louise of the Netherlands,1828–1871]] married [[Charles XV of Sweden]]
|MAR=[[Princess Marie of the Netherlands|Princess Marie of the Netherlands, 1841–1910]] married [[William, Prince of Wied]] one son was [[William, Prince of Albania]]}}

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{{Tree chart| | WHL |y|HDK| |PWM| | PMN | | PAL 
| WHL='''[[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Wilhelmina, 1880–1962, Queen of the Netherlands, 1890–1948]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1907).svg|40px]][[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]<br />To 1907 after 1907|boxstyle_ WHL=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|HDK=[[Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1876–1934, Prince of the Netherlands]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.svg|40px]]
|PWM=[[William, Prince of Orange|William, Prince of Orange 1840–1879]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the Prince of Orange (1815-1884).svg|40px]]
|PMN=[[Prince Maurice of the Netherlands|Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, 1843–1850]]
|PAL=[[Alexander, Prince of Orange|Alexander, Prince of Orange, 1851–1884]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the Prince of Orange (1815-1884).svg|40px]]}}

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{{Tree chart| | | | JUL |y| BER | | | JUL='''[[Juliana of the Netherlands|Juliana 1909–2004, Queen of the Netherlands, 1948–1980]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.svg|40px]][[File:Arms of Juliana of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]|boxstyle_ JUL=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|BER=[[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld|Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince of the Netherlands 1911–2004]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.svg|40px]]}}

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{{Tree chart| BEA |y| CLS  | | | IRE | | MAR|y|PTR| | CHR| BEA='''[[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix,1938–, Queen of the Netherlands,1980–2013]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.svg|40px]][[File:Arms of Beatrix of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]|boxstyle_ BEA=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|CLS=[[Prince Claus of the Netherlands|Claus van Amsberg,1926–2002, Prince of the Netherlands]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of Claus von Amsberg.svg|40px]]
|IRE=[[Princess Irene of the Netherlands|Princess Irene of the Netherlands, 1939, m.(1964–1981) Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, 4 children not eligible for throne]]
|MAR=[[Princess Margriet of the Netherlands|Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, 1943–]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of Beatrix of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]
|PTR=[[Pieter van Vollenhoven]]|CHR=[[Princess Christina of the Netherlands|Princess Christina of the Netherlands,(1947–2019), m. Jorge Pérez y Guillermo (m. 1975; div. 1996), 3 children not eligible for throne]]}}

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{{Tree chart| WAN |y| MAX | |FRI| |CON|y|LAUR| | | |VOL|WAN='''[[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|William-Alexander of the Netherlands,1967–]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the children of Beatrix of the Netherlands.svg|40px]][[File:Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]<br/>'''[[Prince of Orange|Prince of Orange & Heir Apparent, 1980–2013]]''', '''[[Monarch of the Netherlands|King of the Netherlands, 2013–]]'''|boxstyle_ WAN=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|MAX=[[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands|Queen Maxima of the Netherlands]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of Maxima, Queen of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]
|FRI=[[Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau|Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau 1968–2013 m.(2004) Mabel Wisse Smit without permission, his children are not eligible for the throne and he was no longer a Prince of the Netherlands after his marriage]]
|CON=[[Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands|Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, 1969–]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the children of Beatrix of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]|
|LAUR=[[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands]]|VOL=[[Princess Margriet of the Netherlands|4 sons, 2 of whom were eligible for the throne until Beatrix abdicated in 2013]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br />[[File:Arms of the children of Margriet of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]}}

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{{Tree chart| AMA | | ALX | | ARI | |EL| |CC| |LEO|
|AMA=[[Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands|Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands,2003– Princess of Orange & heiress apparent, 2013–]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the children of Wilhelm-Alexander of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]|boxstyle_ AMA=border-width:4px; border-color:#FFA500
|ALX=[[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands|Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, 2005–]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the children of Wilhelm-Alexander of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]
|ARI=[[Princess Ariane of the Netherlands|Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, 2007–]]<br />[[File:Royal Crown of the Netherlands (Heraldic).svg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Arms of the children of Wilhelm-Alexander of the Netherlands.svg|40px]]
|EL=[[Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg|Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, 2002–]]
|CC=[[Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg|Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, 2004–]]
|LEO=[[Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg|Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, 2006–]]}}

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