Prince Ernest Casimir of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Dutch

Dutch language

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: Willem Alexander Frederik Ernst Casimir, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau; b. Soestdijk Palace

Soestdijk Palace

Soestdijk Palace is a former palace of the Dutch royal family. It consists of a central block and two wings.Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, the Soestdijk Palace is just north of the border in the municipality of Baarn in the province of...

, 21 May 1822 - d. Brussels

Brussels

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, 22 October 1822) was the fourth son of the Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France. In French it is la Principauté d'Orange....

, later King William II of the Netherlands and his wife Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia

Anna Pavlovna of Russia

Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia was a queen consort of the Netherlands.-Background:She was born as the eighth child and sixth daughter of Paul I of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna , and thus was Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia...

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He was baptised at 18 June 1822 in the Nieuwe Kerk

Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)

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 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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. Suffering from hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus

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, he died the same year. He was buried in the Protestant Church in Brussels, until his body was transferred to the Royal Crypt in the Nieuwe Kerk

Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)

Nieuwe Kerk is a landmark Protestant church in Delft, Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square , opposite to the City Hall . In 1584, William the Silent was entombed here in a mausoleum designed by Hendrick and Pieter de Keyser. Since then members of the House of Orange-Nassau...

 (English

English language

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: New Church) in Delft

Delft

Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....

in 1860. During the ceremony his mother Anna Paulowna, then 65-years old, was present.