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	Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On the death of Maurice in 1625, Frederick Henry succeeded him in his paternal dignities and estates, and also in the stadtholderates of the five provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland, and in the important posts of captain and admiral-general of the Union.
		The chief military exploits of Frederick Henry were the sieges and captures of 's Hertogenbosch in 1629, of Maastricht in 1632, of Breda in 1637, of Sas van Gent in 1644, and of Hulst in 1645.
		Frederick Henry was married in 1625 to Amalia von Solms, and left one son, William II of Orange, and four daughters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_Henry,_Prince_of_Orange (390 words)

	PRINCE OF ORANGE FREDERICK HENRY - LoveToKnow Article on PRINCE OF ORANGE FREDERICK HENRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the death of Maurice in 1625, Frederick Henry succeeded him in his paternal dignities and estates, and also in the stadtholderates of the five provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overysel and Gelderland, and in the important posts of captain and admiral-general of the Union.
		The chief military exploits of Frederick Henry were the sieges and captures of Hertogenbosch in 1629, of Maastricht in 1632, of Breda in 1637, of Sas van Ghent in 1644, and of Hulst in 1645.
		Frederick Henry was married in 1625 to Amalia von Solms, and left one son, William II.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FREDERICK_HENRY_PRINCE_OF_ORANGE.htm (392 words)

	Prince Rupert of the Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At an early age he took to soldiering and fought alongside Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange at the siege of Rheinberg in 1633 and at Breda in 1638 - see Eighty Years' War.
		But the prince again quarrelled with the Royalist advisers, and spent six obscure years (1654 to 1660) in Germany, vainly attempting (as also before and afterwards) to obtain his rightful apanage as a younger son from his brother Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.
		Prince Rupert died at his house in Spring Gardens, Westminster, on 19 November 1682.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine (929 words)

	Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in valley of Rhone in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (1544 House of Orange-Nassau).
		The last descendant of original princes, René of Nassau, left the principality to his cousin William the Silent, who was not of the descent of original family.
		They claimed the principality of Orange on the basis of agnatic inheritance (similar to that of William the Silent inheriting from his cousin René, though not being a descendant of original princes of Orange), and also on basis of the testament of William III.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Orange (942 words)

	William II, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William II, Prince of Orange (May 27, 1626 - November 6, 1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (March 14, 1647 - November 6, 1650).
		William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange.
		William the Silent had been succeeded in the position known as stadtholder and as military commander by his son Maurits of Nassau, who in turn was followed by his brother Frederick Henry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_II,_Prince_of_Orange (371 words)

	Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She was the wife of Willem II, Prince of Orange-Nassau (27 May 1626 - 6 November 1650) and the mother of King William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland (14 November 1650- 8 May 1702).
		Both proposals fell through and she was bethrothed to Willem, the son and heir of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau and Stadholder of the United Provinces, and of Amalia of Solms-Braunfels.
		The Dowager Princess of Orange was obliged to share the guardianship of her infant son, with his grandmother Amelia, the widow of Frederick Henry, and with Frederick William, the elector of Brandenburg.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mary,_Princess_Royal_and_Princess_of_Orange (617 words)

	WILLIAM II., PRINCE OF ORANGE - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM II., PRINCE OF ORANGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Farnese skilfully fomented the jealousy of the Catholic nobles of the souththe Malcontents against the prince of Orange, and the Pacification of Ghent was henceforth doomed.
		On the death of Frederick Henry William succeeded him, not only in the family honors and possessions, but in accordance with the terms of the act of survivance in all his official posts, as stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overyssel and Groningen and captain-general and admiral-general of the Union.
		The prince had now obtained that position of supremacy in the republic at which he had been aiming, and could count on the support alike of the states-general and of the provincial states for his policy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WI/WILLIAM_II_PRINCE_OF_ORANGE.htm (1662 words)

	MARY OF ORANGE - LoveToKnow Article on MARY OF ORANGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Her father wished her to marry a son of Philip IV., king of Spain, while her cousin, the elector palatine, Charles Louis, was also a suitor for her hand, but both proposals fell through and she became the wife of a Dutch prince, William, son of Frederick Henry, prince of Orange.
		In 1657 she was appointed regent on behalf of her son for the principality of Orange, but the difficulties of her position led her to implore the assistance of Louis XIV., and the French king answered by seizing Orange himself.
		She was taken ill of small-pox, and died in London on the 24th of December 1660, her death, says Bishop Burnet, being not much lamented.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARY_OF_ORANGE.htm (310 words)

	Prince Rupert's Blew Regiment of Foote - Prince Rupert of the Rhine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born in Prague on 17th December 1619, Prince Rupert was the third son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia; and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England.
		Frederick's short-lived reign in Bohemia was terminated in November 1620 by the Battle of the White Mountain, after which the whole family fled into exile.
		Prince Rupert never married, but left two illegitimate children - a daughter who married General Emmanuel Scrope Howe; and a son who was killed in 1686 at the Siege of Buda.
	www.princerupertsbluecoats.org.uk /bios.html (1196 words)

	James II and VII
		Mary (1662-1694), married Prince William III of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
		The Prince of Orange issued several declarations, September 30, October 10, and October 24, in each of which he stated his intention to restore the former state of religious oppression.
		On November 5, the Prince of Orange landed at Brixham with an army of 15,000.
	jacobite.ca /kings/james2.htm (1109 words)

	The Buells and Their Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick Henry Prince of Orange was born in 1584 in Delft, Netherlands.
		Frederick III Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel was born in 1747.
		Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway was born in 1753.
	www.familyorigins.com /users/b/u/e/Matthew-J-Buell/FAMO1-0001/d48.htm (6201 words)

	Buells and their Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick was forced in 1177 to acknowledge Alexander III as pope and in 1183 to sign the Peace of Constance, acceding to the demands of the Lombards for autonomy but retaining imperial suzerainty over the towns.
		Frederick became duke of Austria in 1306 and was elected king of Germany by a minority of electors in 1314; the majority favored Louis IV, duke of Bavaria.
		Children were: Frederick William IV King of Prussia, William I Emperor of Germany and King of Prussi, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Prince Albert of Prussia, Alexandrine of Prussia.
	www.familyorigins.com /users/b/u/e/Matthew-J-Buell/FAMO2-0001/d50.htm (6183 words)

	woodgate - pafg76 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick V King of Denmark [Parents] was born on 31 Mar 1723 in Copenhagen,Denmark.
		Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha Duke.Frederick married Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
		Henry Frederick of Cumberland Hanover Duke [Parents] was born on 7 Nov 1745 in Leicester House.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~woodgate/pafg76.htm (431 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg114 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Frederick 11 HOHENZOLLERN King of Prussia was born 24 Jan 1712 and died 17 Aug 1786.
		Frederick Henry of Orange DE NASSAU Prince [Parents] was born 28 Feb 1584 in Delft, Netherlands.
		Louise Henriette of ORANGE was born 1627 and died 1667.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg114.htm (837 words)

	Stadholder (from Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		At Maurice's death, in 1625, Frederick Henry became stadholder in five of the seven United Provinces; a sixth, Groningen, was added in 1640.
		Continuing the war against Spain, Frederick Henry was the first of the House of Orange to assume semimonarchical powers in foreign as well as domestic policies.
		Orange was a part of Newark until 1806, when it became a separate community.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-2465?tocId=2465 (855 words)

	1640s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670).
		Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland (1625 - 1647).
		William II, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland (1647 - 1650).
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1640s (464 words)

	Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He began his military career under Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and passed (1634) into the service of Sweden, entering that of France in 1635.
		He then rejoined the French army as a general officer (''maréchal de camp''), served under Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de TurenneTurenne in the campaigns against Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéCondé, and became a lieutenant-general in 1665, receiving this rapid promotion perhaps partly owing to his relationship with the duc d'Halluin/.
		Soon afterwards, with the electors consent, he joined the prince of Orange on his expedition to England in 1688, as second in command to the prince.
	www.infothis.com /find/Frederick_Schomberg,_1st_Duke_of_Schomberg (897 words)

	History Behind A Thanksgiving Hymn
		As recorded in Baileys' "The Gospel In Hymns" we read that its' birthplace was Holland, the year that Frederick Henry, the Prince of Orange became the leader of the Union of Dutch Provinces.
		"Henry was the youngest son of William the Silent, the great leader in the revolt against Spain, who had been shot by a catholic assassin.
		The prince now leading her destinies was a brilliant politician and an able soldier.
	www.wcwcw.com /firstbaptistmauston/thought151.htm (397 words)

	EARL OF ROCHFORD - LoveToKnow Article on EARL OF ROCHFORD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was succeeded by his son William (1681-1710), who was killed at the battle of Almenara, and then by another son Frederick (1682-1738).
		Fredericks son, William Henry, the 4th earl (1717-1781), was a diplomatist and a statesman.
		This earl left no children when he died on the 28th of September 1781, and his nephew, William Henry, the 5th earl (1754-1830), dying in September 1830 the earldom became extinct.
	19.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROCHFORD_EARL_OF.htm (197 words)

	1584 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		June 1 - With the death of the Duc d'Anjou, the Huguenot Henry of Navarre becomes heir-presumptive to the throne of France.
		Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange (born 1557)
		Yi I of Joseon, Korean Confucian scholar (born 1536)
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1584 (429 words)

	Worlds Famous Diamonds: The Beau Sancy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is a brilliant of splendid shape weighing 34 carats, worn as a pendant to a necklace, and known as the 'Little Sancy.' This diamond was bought by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, who died in the year 1647, and who was grandfather of King Frederick I of Prussia.
		After the murder of Henry IV in the same year, the Queen became Regent and devoted herself to affairs of state; she developed a passion for power which led to civil unrest in France and estrangement from her son, King Louis XIII.
		Prince Frederick Henry (1584 - 1687), the son of William the Silent, the principal leader of the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, achieved fame as a general and a politician.
	www.am-diamonds.com /f_beau_sancy.php (1073 words)

	Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange-Nassau (4 November 1631–24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his queen, Henrietta Maria.
		She was the wife of Willem II, Prince of Orange-Nassau (27 May 1626–6 November 1650) and the mother of King William III of England, Scotland, and Ireland (14 November 1650–8 May 1702).
		She died of smallpox at Whitehall Palace, London and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary,_Princess_of_Orange (581 words)

	FREDERICK HENRY. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1584–1647, prince of Orange; son of William the Silent by Louise de Coligny.
		He became stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands upon the death (1625) of his brother Maurice of Nassau.
		As a minor prince heading a federation of oligarchic republics, Frederick allied himself with other minor members and the puritans in order to maintain control during the Netherlands’ struggle for independence from Spain.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/fr/FredH.html (180 words)

	Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder \| Portraits from Rembrandt's World (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All subsequent portraits of the Prince are based on the sketches made on that occasion, with Mierevelt adapting the appearance and hairstyle to the subject's actual age.
		Mierevelt's first portrait of Frederick Henry (1584-1647), youngest son of William of Orange, and brother and successor of Prince Maurice, dates from around 1610.
		This portrait of Frederick Henry is a version of the painting that Mierevelt created in 1632 of the Prince.
	www.hoogsteder.com /exhibitions/exhibition.aspx?id=7 (2825 words)

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		The Orang, on the contrary, confines himself to the slender leafy branches, so that he is seen right at the top of the trees, a mode of life which is closely related to the constitution of his hinder limbs, and especially to that of his seat.
		The Orang cannot put its feet flat on the ground, but is supported upon their outer edges, the heel resting more on the ground, while the curved toes partly rest upon the ground by the upper side of their first joint, the two outermost toes of each foot completely resting on this surface.
		The analogy of the Chimpanzee to the Orang, in its nest-building habit and in the mode of forming its nest, is exceedingly interesting; while, on the other hand, the activity of this ape, and its tendency to bite, are particulars in which it rather resembles the Gibbons.
	www.gutenberg.net /dirs/etext01/thx1110.txt (12505 words)

	frederick
		Frederick is Friedrich in German and Frederik in Danish.
		Frederick I of Prussia, (1657-1713), Elector of Brandenburg (1688-1713), King in Prussia (1701-1713)
		Frederick I of Württemberg, (1754-1816), Duke (1797-1803), Elector (1803-1806), and King (1806-1816) of Württemberg
	www.fact-library.com /frederick.html (269 words)

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