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William the Silent
1533–1584
- Born
- 4 May 1533, Dillenburg
- Country of birth
- Germany
- Died
- 10 Jul 1584, Delft
The family, generation by generation
Ancestors to the right, descendants to the left, brothers, sisters and partners beside them. Solid lines are confirmed, dashed are probable, dotted are hypotheses. Everyone appears once: double lines join a person to relatives drawn elsewhere, as when cousins married.
Bodo III, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode1467–1538See the tree from here
Anna of Eppstein-Königstein1481–1538See the tree from here
William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen1487–1559See the tree from here
Juliana of Stolberg1506–1580See the tree from here
Henry XXI of Stolberg1509–1572See the tree from here
Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg1526–1561See the tree from here
John VI, Count of Nassau-Siegen1536–1606See the tree from here
Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg1541–1616See the tree from here
Charlotte of Bourbon1546–1582See the tree from here
Louise de Coligny1555–1620See the tree from here
Anna van Egmont1533–1558See the tree from here
Anna of Saxony1545–1577See the tree from here
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau1576–1644See the tree from here
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine1574–1610See the tree from here
Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau1578–1648See the tree from here
Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg1576–1612See the tree from here
Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau1581–1651See the tree from here
Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg1585–1645See the tree from here
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau1584–1647See the tree from here
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels1602–1675See the tree from here
Louise Juliana of the Palatinate1594–1640See the tree from Louise Juliana of the Palatinate (2 generations known below)See the tree from here
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken1584–1635See the tree from here
Katharina Sophie von der Pfalz1594–1626See the tree from here
Frederick V of the Palatinate1596–1632See the tree from Frederick V of the Palatinate (15 generations known below)See the tree from here
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia1596–1662See the tree from here
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate1597–1660See the tree from Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (15 generations known below)See the tree from here
George William, Elector of Brandenburg1595–1640See the tree from here
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg1602–1651See the tree from Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (15 generations known below)See the tree from here
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1602–1637See the tree from here
Friedrich von Zweibrücken1617–1617See the tree from here
Frederick Louis1619–1681See the tree from Frederick Louis (1 generations known below)See the tree from here
Juliana Magdalena of Palatinate-Zweibrücken1621–1672See the tree from here
Charles Heinrich von Zweibrücken1622–1623See the tree from here
William II, Prince of Orange1626–1650See the tree from William II, Prince of Orange (2 generations known below)See the tree from here
Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal1631–1660See the tree from here
Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau1627–1667See the tree from Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau (14 generations known below)See the tree from here
Frederick William of Brandenburg1620–1688See the tree from here
Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau1634–1696See the tree from Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (14 generations known below)See the tree from here
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz1613–1664See the tree from here
Henriette Catherine of Nassau1637–1708See the tree from Henriette Catherine of Nassau (14 generations known below)See the tree from here
John George II of Anhalt-Dessau1627–1693See the tree from here
42 people shown