Anna of Saxony
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Anna of Saxony was the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. Her wealth drew many suitors; she ultimately accepted the proposal of widowed William the Silent, and they were marri
Portrait after Antonis Mor, c. 1560–1574
Anna of Saxony—Engraving by Abraham de Bruyn (1566)
Maurice, Prince of Orange
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Maurice of Orange was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic—except Friesland—from 1585 until his death. Prior to inheriting the title Prince of Orange from his elder half-brother, Phi
Anna of Saxony
…Maurice August Philip (Brussels, 8 December 1564 – Brussels, 3 March 1566). Maurice (Dillenburg, 13 November 1567 – The Hague, 23 April 1625), later Prince of Orange and Governor of the Netherlands. Emilia (Köln, 10 April 1569 – Geneva…
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1607
Maurice as a child
The Cavalcade of princes of the House of Orange and Nassau, 1. Front Row: Maurice (1567–1625), Philip William (1558–1618), Frederick Henry (1584–1647), 2. Second Row: William Louis (1560–1632), Ernst Casimir (1573–1632) und Johann Ernst. after a print by W. J. Delff (1621) after a painting from A. P. van de Venne
Maurice and his followers on the Vijverberg (the Hofvijver embankment) in The Hague. Adam van Breen, 1618.