Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau (Delft

Delft

Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....

, 31 March 1576 – Königsberg

Königsberg

Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...

, 15 March 1644) was the eldest daughter of prince William of Orange

William the Silent

William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...

 and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon

Charlotte of Bourbon

Charlotte of Bourbon , was the fourth daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine...

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Biography

Louise Juliana is the first Dutch born member of the House of Orange-Nassau. After her father was murdered in 1584, she and some of her five sisters were raised by their stepmother Louise de Coligny

Louise de Coligny

Louise de Coligny was the daughter of Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval and the fourth and last spouse of William the Silent.-Biography:...

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On 23 June 1593, Louise Juliana married Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and...

 of the Rhine, by whom she had eight children. After the death of her husband in 1610, she ruled in the name of her son Frederick V

Frederick V, Elector Palatine

Frederick V was Elector Palatine , and, as Frederick I , King of Bohemia ....

, who is also nicknamed "the Winter King."

Ancestry

Louise Juliana's ancestors in three generations

Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau	Father: Prince William of Orange William the Silent William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...   (1533–1584)	Paternal Grandfather: Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg William of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....   (1487–1559)	Paternal Great-grandfather: Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg  (1455–1516)
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg  (1466–1523)
		Paternal Grandmother: Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode Juliana of Stolberg Juliana, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode was the mother of William the Silent, the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century....   (1506–1580)	Paternal Great-grandfather: Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Bodo VIII of Stolberg-Wernigerode was Count of Stolberg and Hohnstein and Lord of Wernigerode from 1511 until his death.- Life :...   (1467–1538)
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Epstein-Königstein (1482–1538)
	Mother: Charlotte of Bourbon Charlotte of Bourbon Charlotte of Bourbon , was the fourth daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine...   (1547–1582)	Maternal Grandfather: Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier Louis de Bourbon was the second Duke of Montpensier. He was the great great grandfather of la Grande Mademoiselle.-Biography:...   (1513–1582)	Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis of Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon Louis of Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon Louis de Bourbon styled as the Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon was born in 1473. He was the son of Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme and Isabel de Beauveau. He married his cousin Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, eldest daughter of Gilbert of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Clara Gonzaga, on 21...   (1473–1520)
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier Louise de Bourbon was the Duchess of Montpensier, suo jure from February 1538 to 1561. She was the great great great grandmother of La Grande Mademoiselle.- Inheritance :...   (1482–1561)
		Maternal Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy Jacqueline de Longwy Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine , Duchess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne was a French noblewoman, and a half-niece of King Francis I of France. She was the first wife of Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, and the mother of his six children...   (before 1524–1561)	Maternal Great-grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy, Seigneur de Givry, Baron de Pagny et Mirebeau
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Jeanne of Angouleme Jeanne of Angouleme Jeanne d'Angoulême, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine , Dame de Givry, Baroness of Pagny and of Mirebeau, was the illegitimate half-sister of King Francis I of France. She was created suo jure Countess of Bar-sur-Seine in 1522. She was the wife of Jean de Longwy, Seigneur of Givry, Baron of Pagny and of...