House of Orange-Nassau - The End of The Republic

The End of The Republic

William IV died in 1751, leaving his three-year-old son, Willem V of Orange, as the stadtholder. Since Willem V was still a minor, the regents reigned for him. He developed to be an indecisive person, a character defect which would follow Willem V for his whole life. His marriage to Wilhelmina of Prussia relieved this defect to some degree. In 1787, Willem V survived a coup by the Patriots (democratic revolutionaries) after the Kingdom of Prussia intervened. When the French invaded Holland in 1795, Willem V was forced to flee, and he was never to return to Holland.

After 1795, the House of Orange-Nassau faced a difficult period, surviving in exile at other European courts, especially those of Prussia and of England. In 1802 William V's son William VI unconditionally renounced the stadtholdership in return for a few territories from Napoleon Bonaparte (Treaty of Amiens), which was erected into the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda. Willem V died in 1806.

Dutch Royalty
House of Orange-Nassau


William I
Children
William II
Prince Frederick
Princess Paulina
Marianne, Princess Albert of Prussia
Grandchildren
Louise, Queen of Sweden and Norway
Prince William
Prince Frederick
Marie, Princess of Wied
William II
Children
William III
Prince Alexander
Prince Henry
Prince Ernest Casimir
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
William III
Children
William, Prince of Orange
Prince Maurice
Alexander, Prince of Orange
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina
Children
Juliana
Juliana
Children
Beatrix
Princess Irene
Princess Margriet
Princess Christina
Beatrix
Children
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
Prince Friso
Prince Constantijn
Grandchildren
Princess Catharina-Amalia
Princess Alexia
Princess Ariane
Countess Luana
Countess Zaria
Countess Eloise
Count Claus-Casimir
Countess Leonore

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