House Of Orange-Nassau
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Current head | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands |
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Etymology | Orange |
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Estate(s) | Netherlands |
Founders | William the Silent |
Dissolution | 1962 (in agnatic line; last male dynast died in 1890) |
Countries | Netherlands |
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Luxembourg | |
Principality of Orange | |
Duchy of Nassau | |
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ID | 2389176 |
About House Of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau, a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and Europe especially since William the Silent organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War led to an independent Dutch state.