William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz

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William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz was a 17th-century Dutch nobleman who served as Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe and was a key ancestor of the later Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch nobleman
human
stadtholder
birthDate 1613-08-07
birthPlace Arnhem
Duchy of Guelders
burialPlace Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
surface form: Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
child Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Wilhelmina Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1664-10-31
deathPlace Friesland
Leeuwarden
endTime 1664-10-31
era 17th century
familyName County of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Nassau-Dietz
father Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
givenName William Frederick
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
German
memberOf House of Nassau
militaryRank general
mother Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
name William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz self-link
nobleFamily House of Nassau-Dietz
nobleRank count
notableEvent First Stadtholderless Period
notableFor being an ancestor of the later Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau
notableWork Regency and governance in Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe during the First Stadtholderless Period
occupation military commander
politician
partOf Dutch Golden Age political history
positionHeld Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
predecessor Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
relative Maurice of Nassau
William I, Prince of Orange
surface form: William I of Orange
religion Calvinism
residence Leeuwarden
Stadhouderlijk Hof, Leeuwarden
spouse Albertine Agnes of Nassau
startTime 1640-07-02
successor Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
title Count of Nassau-Dietz

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House of Nassau-Dietz hasMember William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
County of Nassau-Dietz associatedDynast William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Friesland notableOfficeHolder William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Albertine Agnes of Nassau spouse William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz child William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz sibling William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz successor William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz name William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz self-link
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz father William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz predecessor William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Groningen officeHolder William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz