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==See also== For further about the Dutch Monarchy and the Dutch Royal House: * [[Dutch monarchy]] * [[House of Nassau]] * [[Prince of Orange]] * [[Principality of Orange]] * [[Orange Institution]] * [[William III of England]] Traditionally, members of the Nassau family were buried in [[Breda (Netherlands)|Breda]]; but because that city was in Spanish hands when William died, he was buried in a new [[crypt]] in the [[Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)|New Church]], [[Delft]]. The monument on his tomb was originally very modest, but it was replaced in 1623 by a new one, made by [[Hendrik de Keyser]] and his son Pieter. Since then, most of the members of the House of Orange-Nassau, including all [[Dutch monarchy|Dutch monarchs]], have been buried in that church. His great-grandson [[William III of England|William the Third]], King of England and Scotland and Stadtholder in the Netherlands, was buried in [[Westminster Abbey]]. * [[:nl:Grafkelder van Oranje-Nassau|Crypt of the House of Orange-Nassau]] {{in lang|nl}} in [[Delft]] * [[:nl:Praalgraf Willem van Oranje|Burial Monument to William the Silent]] {{in lang|nl}} * [[:nl:Grafkelder van de Friesche Nassau's|Crypt of the Frisian Nassaus]] {{in lang|nl}} in [[Leeuwarden]] * [[:nl:Grafkelder van Nassau-LaLecq|Crypt of the Nassau-LaLecqs]] in [[:nl:Ouderkerk aan den IJssel|Ouderkerk aan den IJssel]] {{in lang|nl}} * [[:nl:Praalgraf van Engelbrecht I van Nassau|Original Crypt of Netherland Nassaus]] {{in lang|nl}} in [[Breda]] * [[:nl:Praalgraf van Engelbrecht II van Nassau|Crypt of Engelbrecht II van Nassau]] {{in lang|nl}} in [[Breda]] * [[:nl:Grafkelder van Nassau-Bergen|Crypt of the Nassau-Bergens]] in [[:nl:Bergen (Noord-Holland)|Bergen]] {{in lang|nl}} * [[:nl:Grafkelder van Nassau-Siegen|Crypt of the Nassau-Siegens]] {{in lang|nl}} in [[Siegen]] In [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s 1956 science fiction novel ''[[Double Star]]'', the House of Orange reigns over β but does not rule over β an empire of humanity that spans the entire [[Solar System]]. * [[Hofstra University]]
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