Frederik Hendrik

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Frederik Hendrik was a 17th-century Prince of Orange and Dutch stadtholder who played a key military and political role in the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince of Orange ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
stadtholder ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frederick Henry ⓘ
birthDate 1584-01-29 ⓘ
birthPlace County of Holland ⓘ
Delft ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
child Albertine Agnes of Nassau ⓘ
Henriette Catherine of Nassau ⓘ
Louise Henriette of Nassau ⓘ
William II, Prince of Orange ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
deathDate 1647-03-14 ⓘ
deathPlace Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
familyName van Oranje-Nassau ⓘ
father William the Silent ⓘ
givenName Frederik ⓘ
house House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
militaryRank captain general ⓘ
mother Louise de Coligny ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
notableFor leading successful sieges against Spanish-held cities ⓘ
political leadership in the Dutch Republic ⓘ
strengthening the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War ⓘ
notableWork capture of Breda (1637) ⓘ
siege of 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1632) ⓘ
participatedIn Eighty Years' War ⓘ
positionHeld Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
Captain-General of the Dutch States Army ⓘ
Prince of Orange ⓘ
Stadtholder of Gelderland ⓘ
Stadtholder of Holland ⓘ
Stadtholder of Overijssel ⓘ
Stadtholder of Utrecht ⓘ
Stadtholder of Zeeland ⓘ
predecessor Maurice of Nassau ⓘ
reignEnd 1647 ⓘ
reignStart 1625 ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
residence The Hague ⓘ
spouse Amalia of Solms-Braunfels ⓘ
successor William II, Prince of Orange ⓘ

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Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch → hasCommander → Frederik Hendrik van Oranje ⓘ
linked to: Frederik Hendrik
Fort Frederik Hendrik → namedAfter → Frederik Hendrik of Orange ⓘ
linked to: Frederik Hendrik