- Elisabeth of Nassau
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau ("Maria Elisabeth") (
Middelburg ,26 April 1577 - Sedan,3 September 1642 ) was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouseCharlotte of Bourbon .Biography
After her father was murdered in 1584, there was a shortage of money for Elisabeth, her siblings and her stepmother
Louise de Coligny . In 1594 Louise took Elisabeth with her to France, where they met with several Protestant nobles. One of them, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, sent a proposal of marriage which was accepted. The couple had ten children.Her husband tried to keep his state Sedan Protestant, but had to deal with the hostility of his catholic neighbours. During his absences she acted as regent and after his death in 1623 she became regent for their son Frédéric Maurice. She kept in close contact with her stepmother and five sisters, two of whom also acted as regents at some point.
Ancestry
References
* [http://www.koningkeizerrijken.info/prinses-elisabeth-00.htm"Elisabeth van Nassau, Hertogin van Bouillon" last accessed April 1, 2007]
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