William I Of Nassau-dillenburg

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William I Of Nassau-dillenburg

William was born in Dillenburg as the younger son of Count John V Of Nassau-Dillenburg and landgravine Elisabeth Of Hesse , daughter of Landgrave Henry III Of Hesse-Marburg and Anna Of Katzenelnbogen He was the brother of count Henry III Of Nassau-Breda and the father of William I Of Orange .

His son William inherited the principality of Orange . The House Of Orange-Nassau (and the Dutch royal family) descends from him.

FAMILY AND CHILDREN

William of Nassau was married twice. Firstly, he married on 29 October 1506 with Countess Walburga Van Egmond ( 29 October 1490 – March 1529 ). She gave him two daughters:
# Elisabeth ( October 1515 – 31 January 1523 )
# Magdalene ( 6 October 1522 – 18 August 1567 ), married on 16 July 1538 to Count Hermann Of Neuenahr And Mörs

After her death, he married on 20 September 1531 with Countess Juliane Of Stolberg-Wernigerode ( 15 February 1506 – 18 June 1580 ). They had twelve children:
# William I Of Orange ( 24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584 )
# Hermanna (b. 9 August 1534 ), died young
# John VI "The Elder" ( 22 November 1536 – 28 October 1606 )
# Louis Of Nassau ( 10 January 1538 – 14 April 1574 )
# Maria ( 15 March 1539 – May 1599 ), married on 11 November 1556 to Count Wilhelm IV Of Berg-s'Heerenberg
# Adolf ( 11 July 1540 – 23 May 1568 )
# Anna ( 21 September 1541 – 12 February 1616 ), married on 16 June 1559 to Count Albrecht Of Nassau-Weilburg-Ottweiler
# Elisabeth ( 25 September 1542 – 18 November 1603 ), married 16 June 1559 to Count Conrad Of Solms-Braunfels
# Katharine ( 19 December 1542 – 25 December 1624 ), married on 17 November 1560 to Count Günther XLI Of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt
# Juliane ( 10 August 1546 – 31 August 1588 ), married 14 June 1575 to Count Albrecht VII Of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
# Magdalene ( 15 December 1547 – 16 May 1633 ), married on 27 January 1567 to Count Wolfgang Of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim
# Henry ( 15 October 1550 – 14 April 1574 )