Elisabeth of Nassau
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Countess Elisabeth of Nassau (Maria Elisabeth) (Middelburg, 26 April 1577 - Sedan, 3 September 1642) was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.
[edit] Biography
After her father was murdered in 1584, there was a shortage of money for Elisabeth, her siblings and her stepmother Louise de Coligny. In 1594 Louise took Elisabeth with her to France, where they met with several Protestant nobles. One of them, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, sent a proposal of marriage which was accepted. The couple had ten children.
Her husband tried to keep his state Sedan Protestant, but had to deal with the hostility of his catholic neighbours. During his absences she acted as regent and after his death in 1623 she became regent for their son Frédéric Maurice. She kept in close contact with her stepmother and five sisters, two of whom also acted as regents at some point.
[edit] Ancestry
| Elisabeth of Nassau | Father: Prince William of Orange (1533-1584) |
Paternal Grandfather: Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487-1559) |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg (1455-1516) |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg (1466-1523) |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1506-1580) |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Botho VIII of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1467-1538) |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Epstein-Königstein (1482-1538) |
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| Mother: Charlotte of Bourbon (1547-1582) |
Maternal Grandfather: Louis de Bourbon-Montpensier (1513-1582) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis de Bourbon-Vendome (1473-1520) |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Louise de Bourbon-Montpensier (1482-1561) |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy-Bar (before 1524-1561) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: unknown |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: unknown |
