Biography of Luise Henriette Orange Nassau 1627-1667
Paternal Family Tree: Orange
In 1625 [her father] Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange (age 40) and [her mother] Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange (age 22) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 23 Apr 1625 [her uncle] Prince Maurice I of Orange (age 57) died. His half brother [her father] Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange (age 41) succeeded II Prince Orange.
1627. Daniel Mijtens (age 37). Portrait of Luise Henriette Orange Nassau.
On 07 Dec 1627 Luise Henriette Orange Nassau was born to Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange (age 43) and Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange (age 25).
Evelyn's Diary. 10 Sep 1641. I took waggon for Dort, to be present at the reception of the Queen-mother, Marie de Medicis (age 66), Dowager of France, widow of Henry the Great, and mother to the French King, Louis XIII (age 39), and the Queen of England (age 31), whence she newly arrived, tossed to and fro by the various fortune of her life. From this city, she designed for Cologne, conducted by the Earl of Arundel (age 14) and the Herr Van Bredrod. At this interview, I saw the Princess of Orange (age 39), and the lady her daughter (age 13), afterwards married to the House of Brandenburgh. There was little remarkable in this reception befitting the greatness of her person; but an universal discontent, which accompanied that unlucky woman wherever she went.
1642. Gerrit van Honthorst (age 49). Portrait of Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 14).
On 09 Oct 1645 Jacob Kettler (age 34) and [her future sister-in-law] Louise Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 28) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 07 Dec 1646 Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 26) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 19) were married at The Hague. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 14 Mar 1647 [her father] Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange (age 63) died. His son [her brother] William Orange Nassau II Prince Orange (age 20) succeeded II Prince Orange. Mary Stewart Princess Orange (age 15) by marriage Princess Orange.
In 1648 [her son] William Henry Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 27) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 20).
In 1649 [her son] William Henry Hohenzollern (age 1) died.
On 16 Feb 1655 [her son] Charles Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 35) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 27) at Berlin.
On 11 Jul 1657 [her son] Frederick I King Prussia was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 37) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 29).
In 1664 [her son] Henry Hohenzollern died.
In 1664 [her son] Henry Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 43) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 36).
In 1664 [her son] Amalie Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 43) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 36).
In 1665 [her son] Amalie Hohenzollern (age 1) died.
In 1666 [her son] Louis Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 45) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 38).
On 18 Jun 1667 Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 39) died.
On 13 Jun 1668 [her former husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 48) and Sophia Dorothea Oldenburg (age 31) were married.
On 29 Apr 1688 [her former husband] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 68) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
GrandFather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Father: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange
GrandMother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange
Mother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange