Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

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human military leader nobleman stadtholder

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, was a 17th-century Dutch stadtholder and military leader who significantly strengthened the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human →
military leader →
nobleman →
stadtholder →
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft →
surface form: "New Church, Delft"
child Albertine Agnes of Nassau →
Albertine Agnes of Nassau →
surface form: "Henriette Catherine of Nassau"

Louise Henriette of Nassau →
Albertine Agnes of Nassau →
surface form: "Maria of Nassau"

William II, Prince of Orange →
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth 1584-01-29 →
dateOfDeath 1647-03-14 →
era 17th century →
father William I of Orange →
surface form: "William the Silent"
followedBy William II, Prince of Orange →
givenName Frederick Henry →
languagesSpoken Dutch →
French →
militaryRank general →
mother Gaspard II de Coligny →
surface form: "Louise de Coligny"
movement Dutch Golden Age →
nativeLanguage Dutch →
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau →
notableFor military leadership against Spain →
strengthening the Dutch Republic →
notableWork capture of Breda (1637) →
siege of 's-Hertogenbosch →
siege of Maastricht (1632) →
participatedIn Eighty Years' War →
placeOfBirth County of Holland →
Delft →
Habsburg Netherlands →
placeOfDeath County of Holland →
Dutch Republic →
The Hague →
positionHeld Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic →
Captain-General of the Dutch States Army →
Prince of Orange →
Stadtholder of Holland →
Stadtholder of Utrecht →
Stadtholder of Zeeland →
religion Calvinism →
residence Binnenhof →
The Hague →
sexOrGender male →
spouse Amalia of Solms-Braunfels →
succeeded Maurice of Nassau →

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Willem van Nassau → child → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
William I of Orange → child → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
William II, Prince of Orange → father → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
House of Orange-Nassau → hasNotableMember → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Eighty Years' War → involvedPerson → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Prince of Orange → notableBearer → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Staatse leger → notableCommander → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
States Army of the Dutch Republic → notableCommander → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Dutch Golden Age → notableFigure → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
House of Nassau → notableMember → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Principality of Orange → notableRuler → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic → officeHolder → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Stadtholder of Holland → officeHolder → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Maurice of Nassau → sibling → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Philip William, Prince of Orange → sibling → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →
Maurice of Nassau → successor → Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange →