Find A Grave - Delft Municipality

Bernhard, Prince b. June 29, 1911 d. December 1, 2004
Prince. Father of Queen Beatrix of Holland. Born on June 29, 1911 according to offical records, but commonly said to be June 29, as Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter zu Lippe-Biesterfeld in Jena, Thuringen, Germany, he studied law in Lausanne, Switzerland, Munich and Berlin, Germany. Met Crown Princess Juliana of Holland during while he was a student on vacation in Holland; they married in the Haag in January 1937 and 11 years later she became queen...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Cause of death: Cancer
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Oranje-Nassau Family Tomb
De Coligny, Louise b. September 23, 1555 d. November 13, 1620
Princess of Orange. Born Louise de Coligny, the daughter of Gaspard II de Coligny, Comte de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval. She became the fourth wife of Willem I von Nassau-Dillenburg, Prince of Orange in April 1583 who was also known as Wilhelm 'the Silent'. Her husband was assassinated in July 1584 and their only son was born the following November. She remained the dowager for 36 years, and died at age 65. (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont b. August 2, 1858 d. March 20, 1934
Dutch royalty. Queen consort of King William III of the Netherlands. Born Princess Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia in Arolsen Castle, she was the fourth daughter of Prince George Victor of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau. She married King William III of the Netherlands on 7 January 1879 in Arolsen. William's first wife, Queen Sophie, had died two years earlier. King William was 61, and had already been turned down by Emma's older sister Paulina and Princess...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grotius, Hugo 'Hugo de Groot' b. April 10, 1583 d. August 28, 1645
Jurist and Philosopher. His book 'Concerning War and Peace' is regarded as the founding work on international law as practised today. His epitaph (in Latin) ends 'Shun this tomb, ye who do not burn with love of knowledge and liberty.'
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Nassau, Prince Alexander von b. August 2, 1818 d. February 20, 1848
Dutch Royalty. Born Willem Alexander Frederick Constantine Nicholas Michael von Nassau, the second of five children of Willem II von Nassau, King of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna Romanov. He was granted the title Prince Alexander of the Netherlands. He died at age 29 while traveling in Madeira, Portugal never having married. (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Paulowna, Anna 'Grand Duchess Anna' b. January 18, 1795 d. March 1, 1865
Russian royalty, Queen of the Netherlands. Born Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna Romanova, she was the youngest daughter of Tsar Paul I and Sophia Dorothea of Wurttemberg (Tsarina Maria Feodorovna), and a granddaughter of Catherine the Great. Anna married Prince Willem VII of Orange on February 29, 1816 in St. Petersburg. Due to the Dutch transliteration of her name, she became known as Anna Paulowna. When her father-in-law King Willem I of the Netherlands abdicated in 1840, her husband became...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Prince William of Orange I b. April 14, 1533 d. July 10, 1584
Prince of Orange. Born Willem von Nassau-Dillenburg the son of Wilhelm Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg and Juliane zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. He inherited the holdings of the Nassau family in the Low Countries in 1544. He was raised largely in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V who made him a page. In 1555 he was made stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht becoming the first of the hereditary stadtholders of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. In 1566 he and his allies moved to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Assassinated
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
Prince William of Orange II b. May 27, 1626 d. November 6, 1650
Prince of Orange. Born Willem von Nassau-Dillenburgat at The Hague, Netherlands, the son of Frederik Hendrik von Nassau-Dillenburg, Prince of Orange and Amalie zu Solms-Braunfels. On May 2, 1641 he married Mary Henrietta, the Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Charles I of England, in the Chapel Royal at Whitehall Palace in London. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter in March 1645. He succeeded to the title of Stadtholder William II of the United Provinces of the Netherlands in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
Prince William of Orange IV b. September 1, 1711 d. October 22, 1751
Prince of Orange. Born Karl Heinrich Friso von Nassau-Dietz, the son of Johann Willem Frisovan Oranje-Nassau, Prince of Orange and Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel. A posthumous child, he succeeded his father's titles at birth, under the regency of his mother until the age of twenty. In March 1734 he married Anne, the Princess Royal, daughter of George II King of Great Britain at the Chapel Royal in St James Palace, London. After suffering at least three stillborn children, the couple produced...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
Prince William of Orange V b. March 8, 1748 d. April 9, 1806
Prince of Orange. Born Willem Batavus van Oranje-Nassau, the son of Willem IV van Oranje-Nassau, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal of Great Britain. He succeeded at the age of three upon the death of his father in 1751 under the regency of his mother until her death in 1759, and then his grandmother until her death in 1765, and Ludwig Ernst von Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern. He married Friederike Sophie Wihelmine Prinzessin von Prussia, a niece of Frederick the Great in October 1767. The...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
Queen Juliana b. April 30, 1909 d. March 20, 2004
Dutch Royalty. The daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik of the Neterlands, she ruled the Netherlands as Queen from 1948 to April 30, 1980, her 71st birthday. After her abdication from the throne on April 30, 1980, her daughter Beatrix ascended the throne as Queen, with Juliana becoming just Princess. Juliana was married to Prince Bernard, and also had three other daughters, Irene Emma Elizabeth, Margriet Francisca, and Marijke Christina. Juliana died at the Royal Palace in her sleep...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Queen Wilhelmina b. August 31, 1880 d. November 28, 1962
Queen of the Netherlands during World Wars I and II. Born Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau, she was the Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until 1948, and Queen Mother from 1948 until 1962. She ruled the country for 58 years, longer than most Dutch monarchs. The only child of King William III and his second wife, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, she was close to her parents, especially her father, who was 63 years old when she was born. Although King William already had three...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
Sophia Frederika of Wurttemberg b. June 17, 1818 d. June 3, 1877
Dutch royalty. Queen consort of King William III of the Netherlands. Born in Stuttgart, she was the youngest daughter of King William I of Wurttemberg and his second wife, Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna of Russia. Sophie married her cousin William, Prince of Orange, in Stuttgart on 18 June 1839. Two sons, William Nicholas and William Frederik (called Maurice) were born in the first five years. William became King William III in 1849, and their third son, William Alexander, was born in 1851...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Van Amsberg, Claus b. September 6, 1926 d. October 6, 2002
Dutch Royalty. He was born on the estate of his mother's family in Hitzacker, Dötzingen, in Lower Saxony. He was the only son of Claus von Amsberg and Frau Gosta von Amsberg, Freiin von dem Bussche Haddenhausen. The prince had six sisters. On 28 June 1965, the engagement was announced of Claus von Amsberg and Princess Beatrix, heiress to the Dutch throne. On November 10, 1965, the Lower House of the States General passed a bill introduced by the government consenting to the marriage. The bill...[Read More] (Bio by: Daantje van Delft)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Oranje-Nassau Family Tomb
Van Leeuwenhoek, Antony b. October 24, 1632 d. August 30, 1723
Scientist. Known as the “Father of Modern Microbiology”. Born in Delft, Holland, he received only an elementary education and spoke only Dutch, but made some of the most important discoveries in biological history. After serving as an apprentice in a linen-draper shop, in 1654, he started a business as a fabric merchant while also working as a wine assayer, city official and surveyor. After reading the book “Micrographia” he became interested in microscopes (compound microscopes. He not use the...[Read More]
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Van Oranje-Nassau, Willem Frederik Karel b. February 28, 1797 d. September 8, 1881
Netherlands Royalty. Also known as Frederik of the Netherlands. Prince of the Netherlands, he was the son of king Willem I and Wilhelmina of Prussia. In 1825 he married his cousin Louise Augusta, Princess of Prussia. The marriage produced two children - Frederik (died 1846) and Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Maria, Princess of Oranje-Nassau. (Bio by: MC)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Vermeer, Johannes b. 1632 d. 1675
Renowned Painter. Also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer. The exact date of his birth is unknown and much of his life has been lost to history, but he was baptized on October 31, 1632 in the Reformed Church of Delft. His parents were Reynier Vos (who later used the name van der Meer), a silk weaver and art dealer, and his Belgian wife Digna. Reynier operated an inn called "Mechelen" in Delft, where he probably also sold art. Presumably young Johannes was introduced to art in this...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Oude Kerk (Old Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Specific location not marked
Wilhelmine Frederika Pauline Charlotte, Princess b. March 1, 1800 d. December 20, 1806
Dutch royalty. Born Wilhelmina Frederica Luise Pauline Charlotte von Nassau, the daughter of Willem I von Nassau, King of the Netherlands and Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Preussen. She was known by the title of Princess Luise of the Netherlands. She died at age six. (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
William Alexander Ernest Casimir, Prince b. May 21, 1822 d. October 22, 1822
Dutch Royalty. Born William Alexander Frederick Ernst Casimir von Nassau, Prince of the Netherlands at Soesdijk Palace, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Willem II von Nassau, King of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlova Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia. He apparently suffered from hydrocephalus, which reportedly led to an enlargement of his head and convulsions. He died as a result of his condition at five months of age. He was initially buried in Brussels until 1860 when his body was transferred to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family
William George Frederick, Prince b. February 15, 1774 d. January 6, 1799
Dutch Royalty. Born Willem Georg Frederik von Nassau-Dietz, Prince of the Netherlands, the youngest child of Willem V Batavus van Oranje-Nassau, Prince of Orange and Friederike Sophie Prinzessin von Preussen. He was granted the the title of Prince Frederik of the Netherlands. He died at 24 while traveling in Padua, Italy, never having married. (Bio by: Iola)
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Plot: Vault of the Dutch Royal Family

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