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	Encyclopedia: Orange Nassau
		Johan Willem Frisco of Nassau-Dietz and Orange was born in 1687.
		Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz and Orange was born in 1690.
		Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz and Orange was born in 1613.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Orange_Nassau (124 words)

	House of Orange-Nassau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William III had an unhappy marriage with Sophie von Württemberg and his heirs died young, which began to raise the possibility of the extinction of the House of Orange-Nassau.
		Upon William's death in 1890, the House of Orange became extinct in the male line.
		These daughters were married to important houses such as the house of Hohenzollern, but also to the Frisian Nassaus, who were stadtholders in Friesland.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau (2071 words)

	Orange Pekoe - RecipeFacts
		A popular explanation is that it refers to the Dutch noble House of Orange-Nassau, the Dutch having had a central role in bringing tea to Europe.
		A common misconception is that Orange Pekoe is a type of tea with an orange flavor, or that is otherwise somehow associated with the orange fruit.
		Orange Pekoe is a classification of black tea based upon the origin of the leaf.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Orange_Pekoe (579 words)

	Nassau County Courthouse
		bestowed during the British occupation of Florida, apparently in honor of the late King William III of the house of Orange-Nassau.
		Nassau County residents attended court in Jacksonville until the legislature designated “Nassau Court House” as the county seat.
		This river was in turn named for the Duchy of Nassau in present-day Germany (as was the Bahamian capital).
	www.jud10.org /Courthouses/Nassau/nassau.htm (204 words)

	Duchy of Nassau 1806-1866 (Prussia, Germany)
		During 1816-1866 all Nassau lands were a single Duchy, except of course the Netherlands, who are ruled by another branch of the Nassau family.
		Nassau was one of the larger powers in the Rhineland.
		After the death of King William III of the Netherlands in 1890, Duke Adolf of Nassau became Grand Duke of Luxembourg (and his descendents still are).
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/de-na806.html (837 words)

	Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born a member of the House of Nassau and through the testamentary dispositions of William III became the progenitor of the new line of the house of Orange-Nassau.
		He commenced the 3rd House of Orange, which continues also today in person of queen Beatrix.
		His son William IV of Orange, however, later became stadtholder of all seven provinces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johan_Willem_Friso_of_Orange-Nassau (274 words)

	Talk:Dutch monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Orange-Nassau ruled the Dutch Republic (in episodes) for ages before the Netherlands became a kingdom under their rule.
		Adolf of Nassau was then appointed Grand Duke of Luxembourg, ending the "two nations, one monarch" situation.
		Even recently deceased Prince Claus of the Netherlands called the Netherlands a republican monarchy in an interview he gave for German (his home country) television.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Dutch_monarchy (543 words)

	ORANGE, HOUSE OF - Online Information article about ORANGE, HOUSE OF
		Marie de Baux, the house of Chalons succeeded to the sovereignty in 1393.
		" prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng.
		United Netherlands and one of the greatest generals of his time, became prince of Orange.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/ORANGE_HOUSE_OF.html (1039 words)

	Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke.
		His children were styled as Count(esse)s of Nassau until given the title HRH Prince(ss) of Nassau on November 24, 2004.
		The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Bourbon-Parma).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg (1462 words)

	Line of succession to the Dutch Throne - RecipeFacts
		HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (eldest son of Queen Beatrix)
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/List_of_Succession_to_the_Dutch_Throne (405 words)

	House of Stuart
		William III was from the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.
		James II fled to France in December 1688 and it wasn't until February 1689 that William and Mary were crowned.
	www.genealogyinengland.com /Information/stuart.htm (127 words)

	Coastal California Friesian Horse Club
		There are many paintings and pictures, dating back some centuries, showing Princes of the House of Orange-Nassau and other leading people with horses remarkably like the Friesian horse.
		The Friesian branch of the stadtholders, the Nassaus, held Court in Friesland from 1584 to 1747 (Marijke Muoi 1765).
		The gradual rising of the sea, caused by the melting of the ice on the poles together with the sinking of the earth, forced the Frisians to built mounds (Du.: terpen, wierden), on which they could build their houses and safeguard themselves against floods which came ever higher.
	www.mcn.org /n/ccfc/history.html (3710 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands had a common touch
		Born April 30, 1909, in The Hague, she was a princess of the House of Orange-Nassau, the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.
		She was 39 when her mother, who had been queen for 50 years, abdicated in her favor and handed her the throne, on Sept. 4, 1948.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001884671_julianaobit21.html (790 words)

	7dlif10.txt
		In the house the dress is an ordinary full petticoat of some cotton stuff, generally blue, and a tight-fitting and perfectly plain bodice with short sleeves, a red handkerchief folded across the chest, and a close-fitting white cap, with a little flounce round the neck.
		On leaving a house after dining you give one of the servants a florin, and all the money so collected is put into a box, and at certain times is divided between the servants, so that a servant on applying for a situation asks what is the value of the 'pot' in the year.
		The lady of the house takes care to lock up everything after the supplies for the day have been given out, and the little basket full of keys which she carries about with her is a study in itself.
	www.gutenberg.net /etext05/7dlif10.txt (18622 words)

	House of Orange -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		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.
		The reign of the House of Plantagenet ended in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought between the Lancaster and York families.
		Information on the committees, members, and publications of the houses of the United Kingdom Parliament.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9057262 (731 words)

	De Nieuwe Kerk te Delft
		The royal burial vaults beneath and behind the mausoleum of William of Orange contain the mortal remains of the following members of the House of Orange-Nassau:
		Following the erection of this memorial, later Princes, Princesses, Kings and Queens of the House of Orange were also interred in the Nieuwe Kerk.
		The royal burial vaults are behind and beneath the monument and sealed by a large stone cover with four brass rings, approximately in the middle of the open space in front of the chancel.
	www.nieuwekerk-delft.nl /eng/grafkelders.html (211 words)

	William the Rich - Psychology Central
		The House of Orange-Nassau (and the Dutch royal family) descends from him.
		William of Nassau (1487-1559), count of Nassau-Dillenburg, was a nobleman of the House of Nassau.
		He was the brother of count Henry III of Nassau-Breda and the father of William I of Orange.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Willem_of_Nassau (154 words)

	Dutch line streets for Queen Mother funeral
		Juliana’s funeral procession and service were being shown live on television in a country where the popularity of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau was cemented during World War Two when it became a symbol of resistance to German occupation in exile.
		Queen Beatrix, who took over the throne when her mother abdicated in 1980, and Crown Prince Willem Alexander will be among the many mourners from the House of Orange-Nassau.
		Princess Juliana, who died this month at the age of 94, saw the Netherlands emerge from post-war gloom into an era of peace and prosperity during her 1948-80 reign when it let go of its colonies, its economy revived and the welfare state blossomed.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2004/03/30/world/dutchlinestreetsforqueenmotherfuneral.html&template=/news/templates/newswire/news_story_reuters.html (487 words)

	The Filter^: Orange – Nassau
		Louis XIV reclaimed the city for France in 1672 but the titles of Orange were continued in the Dutch Republic, which later became the Netherlands, and is still ruled by the house of Orange-Nassau.
		William incorporated Orange in his association of land titles, and became William I (“The Silent”) of Orange-Nassau.
		Orange, as a Roman colony, was founded in 35BC and the famous ampitheatre and archway remain standing today as a World Heritage Site.
	thefilter.blogs.com /thefilter/2004/12/orange_nassau.html (469 words)

	Regional History Centre Tilburg / 13. Orange-Nassau
		One could say that since William II's death the relations of Tilburg with the house of Orange have remained hearty though, but they have lost their exclusive character for sure.
		However, soon after the restoration of the House of Orange there were renewed contacts.
		In the Republic, his sister Marie-Louise was married to the Frisian Stadholder Johan Willem Friso, who also became an heir of the Orange pretentions after Stadholder King William III's death.
	rhc.tilburg.nl /receptie/histb/chapter13.htm (1254 words)

	Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
		As Luxembourg is an independent Grand-Duchy and the Grand Dukes were formerly also from a branch of the house of Nassau, the Luxemburgian flag is also derived from the Dutch flag.
		In the end of the 16th century, William of Nassau-Dillenburg inherited the Principality of Orange, in the South of France.
		In Germany the arms of Nassau are much more common, for example in the arms of the city of Nassau, see the many references there.
	www.ngw.nl /ryks-en.htm (937 words)

	Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Church attendance however is much lower than these figures may suggest: some 70% of the population 'rarely or never' visit a house of worship (be it a church, mosque, synagogue or temple).
		The 150 members of the Lower House (Tweede Kamer, or Second Chamber) are elected every four years in direct elections.
		The degree of influence the monarch has on actual government formation is a topic of ongoing speculation.
	www.wikipedia.com /wiki/Netherlands (4128 words)

	Biography
		An unfortunate pregnancy revealed the intimate extent of the relationship between this princess of the house of Orange-Nassau and Rubens' father.
		The house that he built for himself, the pride of Antwerp, was filled with paintings, statuary, cameos, coins, and jewels from Renaissance and ancient Roman Italy.
		She obtained clemency from her husband for Jan, but he and his family were placed under house arrest at Siegen, a Nassau stronghold in Westphalia.
	www.kfki.hu /~arthp/bio/r/rubens/biograph.html (2435 words)

	Pepys' Diary: William III of Orange
		In the seventeenth century power in the United Provinces, known today as Holland, was shared between the Stadtholder, a Prince of the House of Orange Nassau,and the Grand Pensionary,who was the leading politician in the States General which was composed of the representatives of the seven provinces.
		Son of the Prince of Orange and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. —afterwards William III.
		William III who was born in 1650 was the son of Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles I, and William II, the Stadtholder, who died shortly before his birth.
	www.pepysdiary.com /p/781.php (747 words)

	Castle House - The Royal Suite
		The House of Orange-Nassau has occupied the throne of the kingdom of the Netherlands for several centuries.
		The House of Windsor came into being on 17 July 1917, when King George V adopted the name of Windsor for himself and his descendants.
		Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952, following the death of her father, George VI.
	www.castlehse.co.uk /TheRoyalSuite.htm (237 words)

	Campanile Orange - bed and breakfast hotel accommodation in Orange France (a)
		Orange gets its name from the days when it was a dependency of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.
		Campanile Orange is located just two minutes drive from the city centre of Orange.
		The juice that flows in Orange today comes from its fabled vineyards, which turn out a Côtes du Rhône vintage.
	www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk /uploads/estate/hotels/hotels12079.htm (253 words)

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 87018323
		Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Netherlands Politics and government 1556-1648, Netherlands Politics and government 1648-1795, Netherlands Kings and rulers History, Orange-Nassau, House of
		Maurice of Nassau: defender of the Republic 3.
		Table of contents for The princes of Orange : the stadholders in the Dutch Republic / Herbert H. Rowen.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/cam031/87018323.html (102 words)

	THE STEWART ROYAL LINEAGE
		The House of Hanover was renamed Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during the Victorian era and in 1917 renamed again the House of Windsor, so as to veil its German heritage during World War I because of anti-German feeling at that time.
		On the 22nd September 1745 Charles was figuratively crowned as King Charles III at the Abbey of Holyrood House where, according to the researches of Prince Michael, he was represented by the Presbyterian, Catholic and Episcopal Churches; possibly in order to quell concerns of religious persecution and/or to express both James' and Charles' religious tolerance.
		Upon this it was agreed, after a long debate, that the Prince and Princess of Orange should reign jointly as King and Queen of England, while the administration of the government should be placed in the hands of the prince only.
	www.shuartfarm.fsnet.co.uk /politics/t-dunford/stewart_royal_lineage.htm (12281 words)

	Hendrik Frederik
		The cabin boy Juan Romero recounted that he climbed the mast and captured the blue, white and orange standard of the House of Orange-Nassau.
		Maurice of Nassau issued letters patent for this mission: "We, Maurice, Prince of Orange, have fitted out these vessels which we are sending to the coasts of Asia, Africa, America and the East lndies to negotiate treaties and to trade with the inhabitants of these regions.
		His past experience, the profits distributed from his prior expeditions and his connections (his tavern was located on the very elegant market square) certainly had something to do with his appointment by the merchants and by Maurice of Nassau.
	www.vocshipwrecks.nl /out_voyages/hendrik_frederik.html (6560 words)

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