Stadholder Willem I ´the Taciturn´, wives and children

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Countess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau (Antwerp, 17 September 1580 - Château-Renard, August 1631) was the fifth daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.

Countess Charlotte Brabantina, her sister Elisabeth and their stepmother Louise de Coligny went to Paris in 1593. Elisabeth married Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon and at that wedding Charlotte Brabantine met the Duke of Thouars, whom she married in 1598.

Read more of this wikipedia article here.

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Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau (Antwerp, 9 December 1581 - Landsberg, 28 September 1657) was the sixth and youngest daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.

Countess Emilia Antwerpiana married Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1585-1645) in 1616.

Read more of this wikipedia article here.

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The youngest son of Willem the Silent is Frederik-Hendrik, Prince of Orange. For more information and pictures of him and his family, go to this thread.

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Some paintings and a screan capture of Willems murder:



The staircase:
The Prinsenhof where he was murdered is now a museum, have a look at their website which can be found here.

[Marengo]

Two modern cartoons about Willem of Orange.

1 Willem, Fokke, Sukke and the historical canon

2 Willem and Pim Fortuyn; election of the greatest Dutchman

[Helena]

I wish they hadn´t done this rediculous election of the greatest Dutch person so soon after the Pim Fortuyn murder. All his voters were casting a vote for him while normally Willem van oranje would have won.

[lucien]

The Prinsenhof,Delft.
Prinsenhof Delft

Courtesy / kind permission of Caroline Raedt.

[lucien]

Statue of Prince Willem de Zwijger and his first spouse Anna van Buren and their two children,Philips-Willem and Maria,in front of the St.Lambertus church in Buren.

http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-co...en/family1.JPG

http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-co...en/family2.JPG

Courtesy Mardam.

[Egmond Codfried]

Originally Posted by Helena

I wish they hadn´t done this rediculous election of the greatest Dutch person so soon after the Pim Fortuyn murder. All his voters were casting a vote for him while normally Willem van oranje would have won.

How do you know? People are more informed about Pim anyway. And if you must know, I cried three days over his murder, while I had some disagreements about his policies.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Helena

I wish they hadn´t done this rediculous election of the greatest Dutch person so soon after the Pim Fortuyn murder. All his voters were casting a vote for him while normally Willem van oranje would have won.

I too am sure Willem would have won if it wasn't for this populist queen and the subsequent whimsical and false emotions triggered by a media carnaval of sorts that apparently had to "overwhelm" everyone.I wasn't,nor ever will be in regards to that man.Disgusting.And all that due to disgustingly cheap mass hysteria of sorts,unknown before here and I do hope unknown hereafter.

This thread is about a man who really made a difference for this our country,not to be polluted by Fortuyn and his LPF crapule.
They're forgotten now.Willem isn't,never will.

[Marengo]

I always wonder if we should call her Anna van Egmond or Anna van Buren ...?

And another thing, how was she related to Count Lamoraal van Egmont (who was brought to death on the market square of Brussels together with Count Horne)? It wasn't her father...

And one other thing, do you have any idea how inheretence was arranged in those days in The netherlands? Anna was able to bring a significant number of titles to her husband (countess of Buren, Lingen and Leerdam; lady of IJsselstein, Borssele, Grave, Kranendonk, Jaarsveld, Kortgene, Sint-Maartensdijk and Odijk) but how was that possible when another family member (Lamoraal for example) was still alive at the time of Anna's death.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I always wonder if we should call her Anna van Egmond or Anna van Buren ...?

And another thing, how was she related to Count Lamoraal van Egmont (who was brought to death on the market square of Brussels together with Count Horne)? It wasn't her father...

And one other thing, do you have any idea how inheretence was arranged in those days in The netherlands? Anna was able to bring a significant number of titles to her husband (countess of Buren, Lingen and Leerdam; lady of IJsselstein, Borssele, Grave, Kranendonk, Jaarsveld, Kortgene, Sint-Maartensdijk and Odijk) but how was that possible when another family member (Lamoraal for example) was still alive at the time of Anna's death.

I always refer to her as Anna,Countess of Buren,but that's because I was tought so almost 50 years ago,even tho her father was Maximiliaan van Egmond,who was the wealthiest noble in the land actually.

No it wasn't her father,but I believe they were related paternally cousinwise.

Inheritence was easy at that time,all the lady had was the husbands as soon as she said the centuries old infamous word;"Yes",
and gone was what used to be hers,it was all his henceforth.Lamoraal wasn't of the same line,Anna was her fathers sole heiress.

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Another image, showing the murder of Willem I:

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The company 'DelfTech' wills tart today with a new research after the death prince Willem I. The company hope that it will find new information about the murder that happened on 10 July 1584 (!).

The company will use a 3D laser technology. The police of Zeeland and the one of Midden & West Brabant will assist the company.

Article in Dutch here.

And another one here, with a picture of the men at work.

[lucien]

The leader of the research team's name?
Willem van Spanje!!

No kidding,honestly.

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Marengo

The company 'DelfTech' wills tart today with a new research after the death prince Willem I. The company hope that it will find new information about the murder that happened on 10 July 1584 (!).

The company will use a 3D laser technology. The police of Zeeland and the one of Midden & West Brabant will assist the company.

Article in Dutch here.

And another one here, with a picture of the men at work.

According to royalblog the DelfForensics team did some tests with shooting, yesterday. They want to see if the bullit holes in the prinsenhof are real or not.