Maria of Nassau (1539-1599)
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Maria Countess of Nassau
, Katzenelnbogen
, Vianden
and Dietz, was a Dutch noblewoman.
and Juliana of Stolberg
, making Maria a sister of William the Silent
. On 11 November 1556 she married count Willem IV van den Bergh
(1537–1586) in Meurs. Count Willem committed treason against his brother in law William by defecting to the Spanish. He and Maria were caught but were quickly freed on William's intervention.
Maria is buried in the crypt of the church at 's-Heerenberg
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Nassau (state)
Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, now extinct in male line, was the House of Nassau.-Origins:...
, Katzenelnbogen
Katzenelnbogen
Katzenelnbogen is the name of a castle and small city in the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Katzenelnbogen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Katzenelnbogen.-History:...
, Vianden
Vianden
Vianden is a commune with city status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany., the town of Vianden,...
and Dietz, was a Dutch noblewoman.
Life
She was the second daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam 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....
and Juliana of Stolberg
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....
, making Maria a sister 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...
. On 11 November 1556 she married count Willem IV van den Bergh
Willem IV van den Bergh
Willem IV, Count van den Bergh was Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen from 1581 until his arrest for suspected treason in 1583.-Biography:...
(1537–1586) in Meurs. Count Willem committed treason against his brother in law William by defecting to the Spanish. He and Maria were caught but were quickly freed on William's intervention.
Maria is buried in the crypt of the church at 's-Heerenberg
's-Heerenberg
s-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about 12 km south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379....
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