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Maurits van Nassau

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Maurits van Nassau

Birth
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Death
23 Apr 1625 (aged 57)
Den Haag Centrum, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Burial
Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Add to Map
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Royal Crypt
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English name: "Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange".
He was the son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, and was born at the castle of Dillenburg. He was named after his maternal grandfather, the Elector Maurice of Saxony, who was also a noted general.
Maurice never married but was the father of illegitimate children by Margaretha van Mechelen (including Willem of Nassau, Lord of the Lek and Louis of Nassau, Lord of den Lek and Beverweerd) and Anna van de Kelder. He was appointed captain-general of the army in 1587.
Maurice urged his brother Frederick Henry to marry in order to preserve the dynasty.
Maurice started out as the protΓ©gΓ© of Landsadvocaat (Land's Advocate, a kind of secretary) Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. But gradually tensions rose between these two men. Against Maurice's advice, and despite his protests, Van Oldenbarnevelt decided to sign the Twelve Years' Truce with Spain, which lasted from 1609 - 1621.
In 1621 the war resumed, and the Spanish, led by Ambrogio Spinola, had notable successes, including the recapture of Breda, the Nassau's old family residence, in 1625. Maurice died with the siege still underway.
English name: "Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange".
He was the son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, and was born at the castle of Dillenburg. He was named after his maternal grandfather, the Elector Maurice of Saxony, who was also a noted general.
Maurice never married but was the father of illegitimate children by Margaretha van Mechelen (including Willem of Nassau, Lord of the Lek and Louis of Nassau, Lord of den Lek and Beverweerd) and Anna van de Kelder. He was appointed captain-general of the army in 1587.
Maurice urged his brother Frederick Henry to marry in order to preserve the dynasty.
Maurice started out as the protΓ©gΓ© of Landsadvocaat (Land's Advocate, a kind of secretary) Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. But gradually tensions rose between these two men. Against Maurice's advice, and despite his protests, Van Oldenbarnevelt decided to sign the Twelve Years' Truce with Spain, which lasted from 1609 - 1621.
In 1621 the war resumed, and the Spanish, led by Ambrogio Spinola, had notable successes, including the recapture of Breda, the Nassau's old family residence, in 1625. Maurice died with the siege still underway.

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