William II, Prince of Orange [SEP] mother
William II, Prince of Orange
William II (27 May 1626 – 6 November 1650) was sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later. His only child, William III, reigned as King of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
Biography.
William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. Frederick Henry was the youngest son of William the Silent
prince of Orange. After the last count of Geneva from the House of his mother Mary, Louis II claimed the county but failed to acquire it.
- William VII of Chalon-Arlay prince of Orange.
- John IV of Chalon-Arlay prince of Orange.
- Philibert of Chalon prince of Orange and his sister Claudia of Chalon. The last members of the House. Philibert inherited the properties to Claudias' son, René, and then to the cousin of René, William the Silent. The two