Countess Elisabeth of Nassau [SEP] mother
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau ("Elisabeth Flandrika") (Middelburg, 26 April 1577 – Sedan, 3 September 1642) was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon. She was Duchess of Bouillon by marriage.
Biography.
After her father was murdered in 1584, there was a shortage of money for Elisabeth, her siblings and her stepmother Louise de Coligny. In 1594 Louise took Elisabeth with her to France, where they met with several Protestant nobles
Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg
Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg (1568-1625) was a daughter of Count John VI "the Elder" of Nassau-Dillenburg and his first wife, Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg.
Maria married John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein in 1588 and was the mother of:
- Margaretha (1589-1660), married in 1606 to Adolph of Bentheim
- Anna Catharina (1590-1622), married in 1607 to Count Simon VII "the Pious"