Countess Emilia of Nassau

Countess Emilia of Nassau (Cologne, April 10, 1569 - Geneva, March 16, 1629) was the youngest daughter of William the Silent and his second wife Anna of Saxony. For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... William I (William the Silent). ... Anna of Saxony (December 23, 1544-December 18, 1577) was the only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. ...

Biography

Emilia's mother had an affair with the father of painter Peter Paul Rubens. Due to this infidelity Emilia and her siblings Anna and Maurice were taken out of their mother's care and went to live with their uncle John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg at Dillenburg. Emilia later went to live in Delft with her father and in Friesland with her sister Anna. Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was a prolific seventeenth-century Flemish and European painter, and a proponent of an exuberant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. ... Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange - portrait by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Maurice of Nassau (Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ... Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 24. ...

After her father's death, she acted as hostess at the court of her brother Maurice. It was on one of those occasions that she met Don Emanuel of Portugal. She secretly wed him in 1597 and converted to catholicism. Maurice was firmly opposed to the marriage and banished her from court for ten years. They made peace with each other later on and she was with him at his deathbed.

Emilia and her husband had ten children. They went to live separately later on. A reason for this was her reverting back to protestantism.

Ancestry

William I (William the Silent). ... William of Nassau (Dutch: Willem de Rijke) (10 April 1487 – 6 October 1559), was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. ... Juliana of Stolberg (Juliane von Stolberg-Wernigerode) (Stolberg, 15 februari 1506 - Dillenburg, June 1580) was the daughter of Botho VIII of Stolberg-Wernigerode and Anna of Eppstein-Königstein. ... Anna of Saxony (December 23, 1544-December 18, 1577) was the only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, and Agnes of Hesse. ... Maurice of Saxony, born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony, died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony Moritz von Sachsen Duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ... Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (German: ) (16 March 1473 – 18 August 1541) was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin. ... Philip I of Hesse Philip I of HESSE, (13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567), was a leading champion of the Reformation and one of the most important German rulers of the Renaissance. ... Philip I of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, by Jost v. ...

References

• "Emilia van Oranje-Nassau:" last accessed April 10, 2007