Countess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau (Antwerp, 17 September 1580 – Château-Renard

Château-Renard

Château-Renard is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loiret department...

, August 1631) was the fifth daughter of William the Silent

William the Silent

William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...

 and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon

Charlotte of Bourbon

Charlotte of Bourbon , was the fourth daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine...

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Biography

Countess Charlotte Brabantina, her sister Elisabeth

Elisabeth of Nassau

Countess Elisabeth of Nassau was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon...

 and their stepmother Louise de Coligny

Louise de Coligny

Louise de Coligny was the daughter of Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval and the fourth and last spouse of William the Silent.-Biography:...

 went to Paris in 1593. Elisabeth married Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de Bouillon

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne was a member of the powerful, House of La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Sedan and a marshal of France.-Biography:The vicomte de Turenne was born at the castle of...

, Duke of Bouillon

Bouillon

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 and at that wedding Charlotte Brabantine met the Claude, Duc de Thouars

Claude, Duc de Thouars

Claude de La Trémoille, 2nd Duke of Thouars was a sixteenth-century French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Louis III de La Trémoille and his wife, Jeanne de Montmorency....

, whom she married in 1598. The Duke died only six years later, leaving Charlotte Brabantina a widow. They had four children:

• Henry de La Trémoille, who married his first cousin, Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne. They had children.
• Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby
  Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby
  Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby , born Charlotte de La Trémoille, was the daughter of the French nobleman Claude de La Trémoille, Duke of Thouars, and his wife Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau...
  
  , who married James Stanley, Earl of Derby
  James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
  James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby KG was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Born at Knowsley, he is sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere. During his father's life he was known as Lord Strange...
  
  
• Élisabeth (1601–1604)
• Frédéric (1602–1642) comte de Laval.

Ancestry

Countess Charlotte Brabantina's ancestors in three generations

Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau	Father: Prince William of Orange William the Silent William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...   (1533–1584)	Paternal Grandfather: Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg William of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....   (1487–1559)	Paternal Great-grandfather: Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg  (1455–1516)
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg (1466–1523)
		Paternal Grandmother: Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode Juliana of Stolberg Juliana, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode was the mother of William the Silent, the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century....   (1506–1580)	Paternal Great-grandfather: Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Bodo VIII of Stolberg-Wernigerode was Count of Stolberg and Hohnstein and Lord of Wernigerode from 1511 until his death.- Life :...   (1467–1538)
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Epstein-Königstein (1482–1538)
	Mother: Charlotte of Bourbon Charlotte of Bourbon Charlotte of Bourbon , was the fourth daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine...   (1547–1582)	Maternal Grandfather: Louis, Duke of Montpensier  (1513–1582)	Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon  (1473–1520)
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier Louise de Bourbon was the Duchess of Montpensier, suo jure from February 1538 to 1561. She was the great great great grandmother of La Grande Mademoiselle.- Inheritance :...   (1482–1561)
		Maternal Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy Jacqueline de Longwy Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine , Duchess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne was a French noblewoman, and a half-niece of King Francis I of France. She was the first wife of Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, and the mother of his six children...   (before 1524-1561)	Maternal Great-grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy, Seigneur de Givry, Baron de Pagny et Mirebeau
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Jeanne d'Angoulême