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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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Paternal Family Tree: Orange
William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was created I Prince Orange.
On 24th April 1533 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was born to [his father] William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg (age 46).
On 6th July 1551 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 18) and Anna Egmond Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 22nd November 1553 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 20) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange. She died aged one in 1555.
On 19th December 1554 [his son] Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 21) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange. He married 1606 Eleonora Bourbon Condé Princess Orange, daughter of Henri Bourbon Condé Prince Condé and Charlotte Catherine Tremoille Princess Condé.
Around 23rd July 1555 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau (age 1) died.
On 7th February 1556 [his daughter] Maria Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 22) and [his wife] Anna Egmond Princess Orange.
On 6th October 1559 [his father] William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg (age 72) died.
On 25th August 1561 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 28) and Anna of Saxony (age 16) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange. They had two sons, one of which died in infancy, and three daughters.
On 31st October 1562 [his son] Countess Anna Orange Nassau died.
On 31st October 1562 [his son] Countess Anna Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 29) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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On 5th November 1563 [his daughter] Anna Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 30) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 18).
On 8th December 1564 [his daughter] Maurits August Philips Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 31) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 19). She died aged one in 1566.
On 3rd March 1566 [his daughter] Maurits August Philips Orange Nassau (age 1) died.
On 13th November 1567 [his son] Prince Maurice I of Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 34) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 22).
On 10th April 1569 [his daughter] Emilia Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 35) and [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 24).
On 24th June 1575 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 28) were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 31st March 1576 [his daughter] Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 29). She married before 16th July 1594 Frederick IV Elector Palatine and had issue.
On 26th April 1577 [his daughter] Elisabeth Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 44) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 30).
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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 18th December 1577 [his wife] Anna of Saxony (age 32) died.
On 31st July 1578 [his daughter] Catharina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 45) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 31).
On 18th August 1579 [his daughter] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 46) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 32). She married after 1597 Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars, son of Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars and Jeanne Montmorency, and had issue.
On 17th September 1580 [his daughter] Charlotte Brabantina Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 47) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 33).
On 9th December 1581 [his daughter] Emilia Antwerpiana Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 48) and [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 34).
On 5th May 1582 [his wife] Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 35) died.
On 24th April 1583 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 50) and Louise Coligny Princess Orange were married. She by marriage Princess Orange.
On 29th January 1584 [his son] Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 50) and [his wife] Louise Coligny Princess Orange. He married 1625 Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange and had issue.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 10th July 1584 William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 51) died. His son Philip (age 29) succeeded William I Prince Orange.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th August 1641. I passed again through Delft, and visited the church in which was the monument of Prince William of Nassau, - the first of the Williams, and saviour (as they call him) of their liberty, which cost him his life by a vile assassination. It is a piece of rare art, consisting of several figures, as big as the life, in copper. There is in the same place a magnificent tomb of his son and successor, [his son] Maurice. The Senate-house hath a very stately portico, supported with choice columns of black marble, as I remember, of one entire stone. Within, there hangs a weighty vessel of wood, not unlike a butter-churn, which the adventurous woman that hath two husbands at one time is to wear on her shoulders, her head peeping out at the top only, and so led about the town, as a penance for her incontinence. From hence, we went the next day to Itvswick, a stately country-house of the Prince of Orange, for nothing more remarkable than the delicious walks planted with lime trees, and the modern paintings within.