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Born March 8, 1748 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died April 9, 1806 (aged 58) • Braunschweig • Germany
House / Dynasty House of Orange
Notable Family Members father William IV • son William I

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Frederik de Houtman
Dutch explorer
Cornelis de Houtman
Dutch explorer
William I
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
Maurice, prince of Orange
Maurice
stadholder of The Netherlands
Jan Pieterszoon Coen, detail of an oil painting by an anonymous artist, first half of the 17th century; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Dutch merchant and statesman
Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, count of Nassau
prince of Orange
Johan De Witt
Johan De Witt
Dutch statesman
Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp
Dutch admiral
Cornelis Tromp, detail of an oil painting by Sir Peter Lely and Willem van de Velde; in the Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum, Amsterdam
Cornelis Tromp
Dutch admiral
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit
Dutch colonial governor
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian
Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter
Dutch admiral
John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice Of Nassau
count of Nassau-Siegen
William Louis
stadholder of Friesland
Juan Guillermo Riperdá, duque de Riperdá
Dutch adventurer
Anthony van Diemen
Dutch colonial administrator
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
Dutch colonial governor
William II
William II
prince of Orange
Coehoorn, engraving by Pieter Schenk I
Menno, baron van Coehoorn
Dutch engineer