List of princesses of Orange by marriage explained

This is a list of women who held the title Princess of Orange by marriage.

Princess of Orange is the title used by the female heirs apparent and, prior to 2002, spouses of male heirs apparent. The present Princess of Orange, Catharina-Amalia, is the first suo jure holder since Marie (1393–1417), who co-reigned with her husband John (1393–1418). From 1171 to 1815 the title was also used by women married to the sovereign Princes of Orange during their reigns, and then by wives of heirs apparent to the Dutch throne. On 30 April 2013, after the accession of her father, Willem-Alexander, to the Dutch throne, Catharina-Amalia became Princess of Orange and heir apparent to the throne.[1] [2]

Princesses of Orange

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame Princess Ceased to be Princess DeathSpouse
Tibors de SarenomGuilhem1130after 5 June 11561171
husband's accession
1181
husband's death
after 13 August 1198Bertrand I
Ermengarde de MévouillonMévouillon1130after 5 June 11561181
husband's accession
21 March 1203
divorce
?William I
AlixUnknown?after 12031218, before 30 July
husband's death
1219?
Malberjone of AixAix?17 June 1239??Raymond I
Eleonore of GenevaGeneva?12731282
husband's accession
1314
husband's death
?Bertrand II
Anne de ViennoisViennois-de la Tour-du-Pin?before 31 January 13181340
husband's death
after 27 November 1357Raymond II
Constance of TrianTrian??1340
husband's death
before 1358Raymond III
Jeanne of GenevaGeneva?12 April 1358before 15 February 1389
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame Princess Ceased to be Princess DeathSpouse
Joanna of MontfauconHenri of Montbéliard, Lady of Montfaucon
(Montfaucon)
-April 1418October 1417
husband's accession
14 May 1445Louis I
Eléonore of ArmagnacJohn IV, Count of Armagnac
(Armagnac)
142326 September 14466/11 December 1456
Blanche of GamachesGuillaume, Lord of Gamaches
(Gamaches)
--3 December 1463
husband's death
23 May 1479
Catherine of BrittanyRichard, Count of Étampes
(Montfort)
142819 August 1438 3 December 1463
husband's accession
27 September 1475
husband's death
before 22 Abril 1476William II
Joanna of BourbonCharles I, Duke of Bourbon
(Bourbon)
144221 October 146727 September 1475
husband's accession
1493John II
Philiberta of LuxembourgAntoine de Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
(Luxemburg-Ligny)
-January 149415 April 1502
husband's death
May 1539

House of Orange-Nassau

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame Princess Ceased to be Princess DeathSpouse
Anna van EgmontMaximiliaan van Egmond
(Egmond)
March 15336 July 155124 March 1558William I
Anna of SaxonyMaurice, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
23 December 154425 August 156122 March 1571
marriage annulled
18 December 1577
Charlotte of BourbonLouis, Duke of Montpensier
(Bourbon-Montpensier)
1546/724 June 15755 May 1582
Louise de ColignyGaspard II de Coligny
(Coligny)
23 September 155524 April 158310 July 1584
husband's death
13 November 1620
Eleonora of Bourbon-CondéHenri I, Prince of Condé
(Bourbon-Condé)
30 April 158723 November 160620 February 1618
husband's death
20 January 1619Philip William
Amalia of Solms-BraunfelsJohn Albert I, Count of Solms-Braunfels
(Solms-Braunfels)
31 August 16024 April 162523 April 1625
husband's accession
14 March 1647
husband's death
8 September 1675Frederick Henry
Mary Henrietta of EnglandCharles I of England
(Stuart)
4 November 16312 May 164114 March 1647
husband's accession
6 November 1650
husband's death
4 December 1660William II
Mary of EnglandJames II of England
(Stuart)
30 April 16624 November 167728 December 1694William III

As personal and courtesy title

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame Princess Ceased to be Princess DeathSpouse
Marie Louise of Hesse-KasselCharles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
7 February 168826 April 170914 July 1711
husband's death
9 April 1765John William Friso
Anne of Great Britain and HanoverGeorge II of Great Britain
(Hanover)
2 November 170925 March 173422 October 1751
husband's death
12 January 1759William IV
Wilhelmina of PrussiaPrince Augustus William of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
7 August 17514 October 17679 April 1806
husband's death
9 June 1820William V
Wilhelmine of PrussiaFrederick William II of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
18 November 17741 October 17919 April 1806
husband's accession
16 March 1815
became queen
12 October 1837William VI
Anna Pavlovna of RussiaPaul I of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
18 January 179521 February 18167 October 1840
became queen
1 March 1865William VII
Sophie of WürttembergWilliam I of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
17 June 181818 June 18397 October 1840
husband's accession
7 March 1849
became queen
3 June 1877William VIII

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prins van Oranje wordt Koning Willem-Alexander . Website of the Royal House . Dutch . January 28, 2013 . January 28, 2013.
  2. Web site: The Princess of Orange . Website of the Royal House . August 17, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130821074438/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/globale-paginas/taalrubrieken/english/members-of-the-royal-house/the-princess-of-orange . August 21, 2013 .