Willem Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau (IV prins van Oranje, V erfstadhouder der Verenigde Nederlanden, V erfstadhouder van Friesland, V stadhouder van Groningen, V stadhouder van Gelre en Drenthe, V (erf)stadhouder van Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Overijssel)

portrait
Contents

Personal and Family Information

Willem was born on 01 SEP 1711 in Leeuwarden (Ljouwert), Fryslân, Nederlân , the son of Johann Wilhelm Friso von Nassau-Dietz and Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel.

He died on 22 OCT 1751 in de Haag in Paleis Huis ten Bosch.

His wife was Anne von Hannover, who he married on 25 MAR 1734 in Chapel Royal, St James Palace, London, England. Their three known children were Wilhelmina Carolina (1743-1787), Anna Maria (1746-1746) and Willem V Batavus (1748-1806).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Willem Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau
(1711-1751)

 

Johann Wilhelm Friso von Nassau-Dietz
(1687-1711)

 

Heinrich II Kasimir von Nassau-Dietz
(1657-1696)

 

Willem Frederik van Nassau-Dietz
(1613-1664)

+
   

Albertine Agnes van Nassau
(1634-1696)

+
   

Henriette Amalie von Anhalt-Dessau
(1666-1726)

 

Johann II Georg von Anhalt-Dessau
(1627-1693)

+
   

Henriëtte Catharina van Oranje-Nassau
(1637-1708)

+
   

Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel
(1688-1765)

 

Karl von Hessen-Kassel
(1654-1730)

 

Wilhelm VI von Hessen-Kassel
(1629-1663)

+
   

Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg
(1623-1683)

+
   

Maria Anna Amalia von Kurland
(1653-1711)

 

Jakob Kettler
(1610-1682)

+
   

Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg
(1617-1676)

+

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 1 SEP 1711
Place: Leeuwarden (Ljouwert), Fryslân, Nederlân
Death 22 OCT 1751
Place: de Haag in Paleis Huis ten Bosch

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1711 TO 1751 IV prins van Oranje
Nobility Title FROM 1747 TO 1751 V erfstadhouder der Verenigde Nederlanden
Nobility Title FROM 1711 TO 1747 V erfstadhouder van Friesland
Nobility Title FROM 1718 TO 1747 V stadhouder van Groningen
Nobility Title FROM 1722 TO 1747 V stadhouder van Gelre en Drenthe
Nobility Title FROM APR 1747 TO NOV 1747 V (erf)stadhouder van Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Overijssel

Multimedia

media
StadhouderWi...