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Frederick Henry ( Dutch: Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647.
Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, count of Nassau was the third hereditary stadtholder (1625–47) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, the youngest son of William I the Silent and successor to his half-brother Maurice, prince of Orange.
Frederick Henry, Dutch Frederik Hendrik, (born Jan. 29, 1584, Delft, Holland—died March 14, 1647, The Hague), Third hereditary stadtholder (1625–47) of the Dutch Republic. He succeeded his half brother, Maurice of Nassau, as prince of Orange and count of Nassau.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange: one of the most famous historical figures from the Eighty Years' War. The stadtholder and his biggest victory over 's-Hertogenbosch have been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for painters and artists.
Frederick Henry was the Dutch Governor (Stadholder) and hereditary Prince of Orange, but he wasn’t really ‘royal’, which is why the marriage in 1641 of his son, William II, to Charles I’s daughter, Mary, was so important.
Frederick Henry, 1584–1647, prince of Orange; son of William the Silent by Louise de Coligny. He became stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands upon the death (1625) of his brother Maurice of Nassau.
Frederick Henry (r. 1625 – 47) was the third of William I's sons to succeed him as Prince of Orange. His reign was dominated by the Netherlands' ongoing struggle for independence from Catholic Spain, and for religious freedoms for Protestants.
Fredrick Henry, Prince of Orange and stadholder of the Dutch Republic between 1625 and 1647, became an important patron of Van Dyck’s after the artist’s return from Italy in 1628.
Details. Title: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Creator: Sir Anthony van Dyck. Creator Lifespan: Flemish, 1599-1641. Date: 1628. Type: Painting. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 45 x 38 in....
Frederick Henry was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. The last seven...
