William Frederick

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William Frederick was a 17th-century Dutch nobleman from the House of Nassau who served as Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe.

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instanceOf Dutch nobleman
human
stadtholder
birthDate 1613-08-07
birthPlace Arnhem
Duchy of Guelders
burialPlace Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
child Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Wilhelmina Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1664-10-31
deathPlace Dutch Republic
Leeuwarden
endTime 1664
era 17th century
father Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
givenName William Frederick
house House of Orange-Nassau
memberOf House of Nassau-Dietz
militaryRank general
monarchDuringReign States-General of the Netherlands
mother Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
nameInDutch Willem Frederik van Nassau-Dietz
nobleFamily House of Nassau
notableFor leadership of the Frisian branch of the House of Nassau
role in the politics of the Dutch Republic during the First Stadtholderless Period
participatedIn Eighty Years' War
positionHeld Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
predecessor Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
religion Calvinism
spouse Albertine Agnes of Nassau
startTime 1640
successor Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
title Count of Nassau-Dietz
Prince of Nassau-Dietz

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William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz givenName William Frederick
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz givenName William Frederick
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