En 1625, Frédéric-Henri d'Orange-Nassau épousa Amélie de Solms-Braunfels, fille du comte Jean Albert Ier von Solms-Braunfels. Frederick Henry left an account of his campaigns in his Mémoires de Frédéric Henri (Amsterdam, 1743). Known as William I the Silent, the prince of Orange led the Netherlands ... (1584–1625) and Frederick Henry (1625–47) controlled policy and military campaigns through their virtual monopoly of the office of stadtholder in separate provinces. Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch (29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647), was the Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647. He was the youngest child of William the Silent and Louise de Coligny. On the death of Maurice in 1625 without legitimate issue, Frederick Henry succeeded him in his paternal dignities and estates, and also in the stadtholderates of the five provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Guelders, and in the important posts of captain and admiral-general of the Union (commander-in-chief of the Dutch States Army and of the Dutch navy). Birth of Princess Maria, Countess of Nassau, Death of Frederick Henry of Nassau, Prince of Orange, prins van Oranje, Fürst von Oranien Grfaf von Nassau-Diillenburg, Erbstatthalter der Niederlande (1625 - 1650). Huis Honselaarsdijk and Huis ter Nieuwburg are now demolished. His illegitimate son by Margaretha Catharina Bruyns (1595–1625), Frederick Nassau de Zuylenstein was born in 1624 before his marriage. referencedIn: William R. and Louise Fielder Sheet Music Collection Stanford University. Frederick Henry proved himself almost as good a general as his brother, and a far more capable statesman and politician. Although not irreligious, Frederick Henry was, like his father, a champion of as far-reaching a religious tolerance as circumstances allowed. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 11 septembre 2020 à 18:18. Research the van Nassau-Dillenburg family, Nov 24 1584 - Delft Zuid-Holland Netherlands, Mar 14 1647 - 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) Zuid-Holland Netherlands, Prince Willem i of Orange van Nassau-Dillenburg, Louise de Coligny, ...enburg, Charlotte von Nassau-Dillenburg, Louise Juliana van Oranje-Nassau, Catherine-Belgica van Oranje-Nassau, Amalie von Nassau-Dillenburg. Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch (29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647), was the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647. On Frederick Henry’s recommendation, John Maurice was, in 1636, named. Frederick Henry built the country houses Huis Honselaarsdijk, Huis ter Nieuwburg, and for his wife Huis ten Bosch, and he renovated the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. Clever tactician that he was, he managed, however, unlike his brother, Maurice, before and his son, William II, after him, to avoid an open conflict with the States of Holland. Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, count of Nassau. Even in Friesland, the eventual succession to the office of stadtholder was assigned to Frederick Henry’s son, William (born 1626). Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Frederick Henry proved himself almost as good a general as his brother, and a far more capable statesman and politician. The chief military exploits of Frederick Henry were the sieges and captures of Grol in 1627, 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629, of Maastricht in 1632, of Breda in 1637, of Sas van Gent in 1644, and of Hulst in 1645. Afficher ou modifier votre historique de navigation, Recyclage (y compris les équipements électriques et électroniques), Annonces basées sur vos centres d’intérêt. Consequently, during the English Civil Wars, the stadtholder sided unconditionally with the King, whereas the Holland oligarchy tended to favour Parliament. Frédéric-Henri d'Orange-Nassau fut presque un aussi bon général que son frère aîné ; en qualité d'homme d'État et de politicien, il montra de grandes capacités de tacticien. 24. Pendant toute la durée de son gouvernement, son alliance avec la France fut le pivot de sa politique étrangère mais, vers la fin de sa vie, il choisit de sacrifier cette alliance avec les Français pour signer une paix séparée avec l’Espagne qui reconnut l’indépendance des Provinces-Unies (1648). After Maurice threatened to legimitize his illegitimate children if he did not marry, Frederick Henry married Amalia of Solms-Braunfels in 1625. To counterbalance the oligarchy in the province of Holland, which contributed more than 58 percent to the federal budget, the prince needed the support of the six minor members of the United Provinces and that of the Puritan masses of the country, including those in Holland. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. ou ses filiales. Frederick Henry was born in Delft, Dutch Republic on 29 January 1584, the youngest son of William the Silent and Louise de Coligny. Ce fut son frère aîné Maurice de Nassau qui assura l'éducation du jeune Frédéric-Henri d'Orange-Nassau[1]. Pendant les vingt-deux ans que Frédéric-Henri d'Orange-Nassau demeura au service des états généraux des Provinces-Unies , la puissance du stathoudérat fut à son apogée. Pierpont Morgan Library. Updates? The boy was trained to arms by his elder brother Maurice, one of the finest generals of his age. During the greater part of his administration the alliance with France against Spain had been the pivot of Frederick Henry's foreign policy, but in his last years he sacrificed the French alliance for the sake of concluding a separate peace with Spain, by which the United Provinces obtained from that power all the advantages they had been seeking for eighty years.
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