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William I The Silent Prince of Orange[1]

Male 1533 - 1584  (51 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname William I The Silent Prince of Orange 
    Birth 25 Apr 1533  Germany Orange Nassau, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Jul 1584  Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 51 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Heinrich I VonNassau,   b. 1266, Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1343  (Age 77 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather) 
    Countess Juilianna VonStolberg,   b. 1503, Stolberg, Wernigerode, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1580, Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P9919  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors William De Nassau Dillenburg,   b. April 10 1487, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 06 1559, Bayem, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Countess Juilianna VonStolberg,   b. 1503, Stolberg, Wernigerode, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1580, Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1531  Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 43 years and 11 months - She : ~ 28 years and 9 months. 
    Family ID F2525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Louise de Coligny,   b. 23 Sep 1555, Châtillon, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1620, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1575  Brielle, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 42 years and 3 months - She : 19 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Frederick Henry /Van Orange Nassau,   b. 29 Jan 1584, Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1647, 's-Gravenhage, S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Margaretha Catharina Bruyns  m. 1623;   Amalia Solms Braunfels  m. Apr 04, 1625
     [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=9919