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     Maria Henrietta (?) Princess Royal of England and Scotland was born on 4 November 1631 at St. James's Palace, England.^1,3,2 She married William II (?) Prince of Orange, son of Frederik Hendrik (?) Prince of Orange, Stattholder of the Netherlands and Amalia (?) Gfn zu Solms-Braunfels, on 2 May 1641 at Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London, City of London, Greater London, England.^1,3,4,2

Maria Henrietta (?) Princess Royal of England and Scotland died on 24 December 1660 at Whitehall, London, City of London, Greater London, England, at age 29.^1,3,2
      ; Mary, Pss Royal of England and Scotland, *St.James's Palace 4.11.1631, +Whitehall, London 24.12.1660; m.Chapel Royal, Whitehall 2.5.1641 Pr Willem II of Orange, Ct of Nassau, Stattholder of the Netherlands (*1626 +27.10.1650.)² Maria Henrietta (?) Princess Royal of England and Scotland was also known as Mary.³

     Anne (?) Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland was born on 2 November 1709 at Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany (now).^1,2,3 She married Willem IV Carel Hendrik Friso (?) Prince of Orange & Nassau, Furst von Nassau-Dietz-Orange on 25 March 1734 at St. James's Palace, London, City of London, Greater London, England.^1,2,3,6

Anne (?) Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland died on 12 January 1759 at The Hague, Netherlands, at age 49.^1,2,3
      ; per Leo van de Pas: " Anne was born in Hannover, daughter of the future King George II of Great Britain, she was eighteen years old when her father became king and twenty-four when she married Willem IV, Prince of Orange and Nassau, who was almost two years her junior. Only two of their five children grew to adulthood.

Her husband died aged only forty and she became guardian for her children as well as taking the the position of Regent (1751-1759) or 'Gouvernante' in the Dutch Government. She was a dedicated mother and passed her love for music to her children. In government affairs, she at first pleased by her quick actions and decisions; however, she was also tyranical and unpredictable. She placed the affairs of The Netherlands and those of her children above those of England, her father's country. Not well enough acquainted with Dutch affairs, and surrounded by weak advisors, she was fortunate that the period of her Government was free from mayor trouble. Suffering for a long period of consumption, she died only forty-nine years old."³

; Leo van de Pas cites: Burke's Guide to the Royal Family London, 1973.³ She was Regent/Gouvernante between 1751 and 1759.³

     Thomas Bourgchier Archbishop of Canterbury was born in 1413; Richardson says b. ca 1410.^1,7
Thomas Bourgchier Archbishop of Canterbury died on 30 March 1486.^1,7
     He was Bishop of Ely, Archbishop of Canterbury at England.²

     Owen Tudor was born in 1429.¹
Owen Tudor died in 1502.¹

     Robert Stuart 1st Earl of Orkney was born in 1533.^1,2 He married Jean Kennedy, daughter of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl of Cassillis and Margaret Kennedy of Bargany, in 1561.²

Robert Stuart 1st Earl of Orkney died between 4 February 1592 and 1593.^1,2
      ; Robert, 1st Earl of Orkney (whose mother was Euphame, dau of Alexander, 1st Ld Elphinstone (see that title). He was b 1533, was Commendator of Holyroodhouse 1539, joined the Protestant Lords of the Congregation at the Reformation 1560, acquired vast interests in Orkney from 1564; was cr. an earl 1581, and d 4 Feb 1592/93. He m 1561, Jean Kennedy, dau of Gilbert, 3rd Earl of Cassillis (see AILSA, M).²

     James Stuart 1st Earl of Moray married Lady Anne/Agnes Keith, daughter of William Keith 3rd Earl Marischal of Scotland, between 8 February 1521 and 1522.²
James Stuart 1st Earl of Moray was born in 1531.^1,2
James Stuart 1st Earl of Moray died between 21 January 1569 and 1570 at Linlithgow, Scotland; assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh (whose family he had wronged.)^1,2
James Stuart 1st Earl of Moray was buried in 1570 at Moray aisle of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland.²
     He was 1st Earl of Moray.²

; JAMES STUART, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland; b 1531 (his mother being Margaret Erskine, sis of John, 18th Earl of Mar (see that title) and dau of John, 5th Ld Erskine), became Prior of St Andrews 1538, was legitimated 1550-51, Prior of Macon in France (with a Papal dispensation to hold three benefices) 1555, joint Ambassador to France 1558, joined the Protestant Lords of the Congregation at the Reformation 1559-60, was MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS's chief adviser, and pacified the unruly Borders 1561, obtained a charter of the Earldom of Moray and Lordship of Abernethy with remainder to the heirs male of his body 30 Jan 1561-62, but it was kept in retentis as Huntly held the earldom, was given the Earldom of Mar 1561-62, cmded MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS forces against Huntly, whom he, completely defeated at Corrichie (the captive Huntly dying of apoplexy) 1562, resigned the Earldom of Mar as it belonged rightfully to his uncle, Ld Erskine, 1562-62, was belted Earl of Moray, with a new charter of that earldom 1562-63, receiving also the Lordships of Abernethy and Strathdearn obtained a new charter, altering the remainder to heirs general, which was ratified by Parl(y) 1567, was exiled for his opposition to THE QUEEN's Darnley marriage 1565-66, consented to Rizzio's murder, returning to Scotland after it 1566, withdrew to France before THE QUEEN's Bothwell marriage 1567, returned after the abdication of his half-sister MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, and became Regent at her request, restoring order on the Borders, where he hanged or drowned many reivers 1567, but opposed THE QUEEN after her escape, defeating her army at Langside and driving her into exile 1568, ruled Scotland 1567-70, and was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh (whose family he had wronged) 21 Jan 1569-70. He was bur in the Moray aisle of St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, and his skull (having been disinterred some centuries later) is preserved by his descendants at Darnaway Castle, mounted as a drinking-cup on silver acorns (the Stuart plant-badge being oak). He m 8 Feb 1561-62, Agnes Keith (who m 2nd, Feb 1571-72, Colin, 6th Earl of Argyll (see ARGYLL, D), and d 16 July 1588), dau of William, 4th Earl Marischal of Scotland (see KINTORE, E), and by her had issue.² He was Regent of Scotland between 1567 and 1570.²

     Guilford Dudley was born in 1536.¹ He married Lady Jane Grey Queen of England, daughter of Henry de Grey Marquess of Dorset, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon, in 1553.^1,2

Guilford Dudley died in 1554; executed.^1,2

     Isabella de Braganza was born in October 1402.³ She married Joao (?) Inft of Portugal, Duke of Beja, son of Joao I "the False" (?) King of Portugal and Philippa (?) of Lancaster, on 11 November 1424.^1,2,4,3

Isabella de Braganza died on 26 October 1465 at Arevalo, Portugal.^2,3
Isabella de Braganza was buried after 26 October 1465 at Batalha, Portugal.³

     Matilda (?) von Hessen was born on 1 July 1473.² She married Johann II "der Kindermacher" (?) Duke of Cleves, son of Johann I (?) Duke of Kleve and Elizabeth (?) de Bourgogne, heiress of Nevers and Eu, on 3 November 1489.^1,2

Matilda (?) von Hessen died on 19 February 1505 at age 31.²

     Johann II "der Kindermacher" (?) Duke of Cleves was born on 13 April 1458.² He married Matilda (?) von Hessen on 3 November 1489.^1,2

Johann II "der Kindermacher" (?) Duke of Cleves died on 15 March 1521 at age 62.²
     He was Duke of Cleves between 1481 and 1521.²

     Elizabeth (?) de Bourgogne, heiress of Nevers and Eu was born between 1437 and 1442.^2,3 She married Johann I (?) Duke of Kleve, son of Adolf I-II (?) Herzog von Kleve, Graf von la Marck und Ravenstein and Marie (?) Duchess of Burgundy. Duchess of Cleves, on 22 April 1455 at Brugges, Flanders, Belgium (now),
;
Med Lands says: "m contract Bruges 25 Mar 1455, Bruges 22 Apr 1455."^{1,2,4,5,6,7,3}
Elizabeth (?) de Bourgogne, heiress of Nevers and Eu died on 21 June 1483.^2,3
      ; See Wikipedia entry.⁷

; Per Genealogics:
     "Elisabeth was born between 1437 and 1442, possibly in 1439, the eldest daughter and heiress of Jean de Bourgogne, comte de Nevers et Rethel, comte d'Etampes, and his first wife Jacqueline d'Ailly, heiress of Engelmünster. Her father was a cousin of Philippe 'the Good', duke of Burgundy. Her brother Philippe died at the age of five, and her father, having no other sons, made her his heiress to the county of Nevers.
     "On 22 April 1455 in Brugge she married her cousin Johann I, Herzog von Kleve, son of Adolf I, Herzog von Kleve, and his second wife Marie de Bourgogne, who was a daughter of Jean 'the Fearless', duke of Burgundy. They had six children of whom two sons would have progeny.
     "In 1473 her husband placed Elisabeth in charge of the duchy of Kleve when he intervened in Gelre in support of Charles 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy, to force Adolf van Egmond to free his father Arnold, whom Adolf had deposed as duke of Gelre in 1465.
     "Elisabeth died before her father on 21 June 1483. Her tomb alongside that of her husband (who died in 1481), is covered with copper plates engraved and gilded. The top plate, commissioned by Karel van Egmond, duke of Gelre, the son of Adolf van Egmond, records both Elisabeth and her husband. Her rights to the county of Nevers passed to her son Engelbert, who founded the line of Cleves-Nevers."³

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "Élizabeth, heiress of Nevers and Eu, *1439, +21.6.1483; m.Brugges 22.4.1455 Duke Johann I of Cleves (*6.2.1419 +5.9.1481.)²"

     Johann I (?) Duke of Kleve was born on 16 February 1419 at Schloss Kleef, Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (now).^2,3,6 He married Elizabeth (?) de Bourgogne, heiress of Nevers and Eu, daughter of Jean de Bourgogne Cte de Nevers, de Rethel, d'Etampes et d'Eu and Jacqueline d'Ailly, on 22 April 1455 at Brugges, Flanders, Belgium (now),
;
Med Lands says: "m contract Bruges 25 Mar 1455, Bruges 22 Apr 1455."^{1,8,2,3,6,9,10}
Johann I (?) Duke of Kleve died on 5 September 1481 at age 62.^2,3
     Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "JOHANN von Kleve, son of ADOLF Duke of Kleve & his second wife Marie de Bourgogne [Valois-Capet] (Kleve 16 Feb 1419-5 Sep 1481). Wernher Teschenmacher’s Annales Cliviæ (1630s) records the birth “die S. Julianæ” 1419 of “Joannes, patris successor”, but the editor of the edition consulted quotes no earlier primary source which confirms this information[1337]. Duke of Kleve.
     "m (contract Bruges 25 Mar 1455, Bruges 22 Apr 1455) ELISABETH de Nevers, daughter of JEAN de Nevers [later Comte de Nevers] [Bourgogne-Valois] & his first wife Jacqueline d’Ailly ([1439]-21 Jun 1483). The marriage contract between “Jean duc de Clèves et comte de la Mark” and “Elisabeth de Bourgogne, fille de Jean de Bourgogne comte d’Estampes et sgr de Dourdan, et de Jacqueline d’Ailly sa femme” is dated 25 Mar 1455[1338]. Heiress of Nevers and Eu."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU: "Duke Johann I of Cleves (1449-81), *Cleves 16.2.1419, +5.9.1481; m.Brugges 22.4.1455 Elizabeth de Nevers (*1439 +21.6.1483.)²" Johann I (?) Duke of Kleve was also known as Johann I (?) Herzog von Kleve.⁶

; Per Genealogics:
     "Johann was born on 16 February 1419, the third of ten children, eldest son of Adolf I, duke of Kleef and his second wife Marie de Bourgogne, daughter of Jean 'the Fearless', duc de Bourgogne and Margaretha of Bavaria. Johann's sister Marie married Charles, duc d'Orléans in 1440. Their second child became Louis XII, king of France.
     "Johann was connected to the house of Burgundy by his upbringing at the Brussels court. From his ninth year he was under the care of his mother's brother, Duke Philippe 'the Good'. He remained sixteen years at the Burgundy court. After his return to Kleef (Cleves in French) his subjects referred to Johann as 'dat Kint van Vlaanderen'. His father was in the habit of calling his son 'Johanneken met de Bellen' because of the pomp of the Burgundy court.
     "In confidential negotiations Johann's father had in 1442 proposed to the German King Friedrich III a nuptial alliance between Kleef and Habsburg; however, this plan came to nothing. Hence from about 1450 Kleef became - in its politics, culture and refined court life - a satellite of Burgundy.
     "After the death of his father in 1448, Johann was invested by Friedrich III, on 7 September 1449, as duke of Kleef, count von der Marck and lord of Gennep. In 1450 he ceded the lordships of Ravenstein and Wijnendale to his brother Adolf.
     "Also in 1450 Johann made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On his return in 1451, he was invited by Philippe 'the Good' to become a knight of his new Order of the Golden Fleece, at the chapter of Mons on 4 May 1451. The close connection between Kleef and Burgundy was further strengthened by the marriage between Johann and Elisabeth d'Etampes-Nevers on 22 April 1455. Elisabeth was a daughter of Jean de Bourgogne, comte de Nevers et Rethel, comte d'Etampes, a cousin of Philippe 'the Good', and Jacqueline d'Ailly, heiress of Engelmünster. They had six children of whom two sons would have progeny.
     "Johann fought in several wars against his old rival the electorate of Köln (Kurköln) (in the feud over the city of Soest from 1444 to 1449, the feud over the Münster Abbey from 1450 to 1457, the second feud over Soest in 1462-1463, and the war against Archbishop Ruprecht from 1467 to 1469), basically in support of his uncle's efforts to make Burgundy a kingdom, to which Kleef as well as Brabant and Holland would be added.
     "The feud over Soest started over the wish of Soest to leave the rule of Archbishop Dietrich of Köln and place itself under the rule of Kleef-Marck. However, the dispute was fundamentally about supremacy on the Lower Rhine. With the help of substantial money and troops, Burgundy protected the territory of Kleef and significantly expanded the sphere of influence of Kleef in the south.
     "Burgundy - in succession to Brabant - was the historical enemy of the electorate of Köln. Since the end of the 14th century both powers had marked their opposing standpoints in the usual way, in adhering to differing religious-political camps: Burgundy (therefore also Kleef) stood on the side of Pope Eugenius IV, whereas Archbishop Dietrich of Köln was a follower of the Council of Basel. With the papal legate and Cardinal Nikolaus von Kues, Philippe 'the Good' in 1449 created the peace treaty of Maastricht which finished the first feud on the basis of status quo but identified Burgundy and Kleef as the real winners. Soest and, at the end of the second feud also the city of Xanten, fell to Kleef, and the electorate of Köln was beaten off and ruined financially.
     "Further land gains were achieved by Johann in 1473 in return for supporting Philippe's son Charles 'the Bold', now the duke of Burgundy, in his intervention in Gelre to force Adolf van Egmond to free his father Arnold, whom Adolf had deposed as duke of Gelre in 1465. When Charles conquered Gelre after the death of Arnold in 1473, Johann received Wachtendonk, Weeze, Goch, Asperden, Nergena and Mook in the west as well as Lobith, the Rhine floodplain of the Düffel and jurisdiction over the imperial abbey of Elten in the north. With this, Kleef reached its greatest territory.
     "Nevertheless Burgundy's plan to become a kingdom finally failed in January 1477 with the battle of Nancy. The last duke of Burgundy, Charles 'the Bold', fell in this battle, leaving his daughter Marie de Bourgogne as his heir. Together with her Habsburg husband Maximilian, Marie attempted to exert her authority over her succession. However she was only partly successful. In Gelre, for instance, the estates opposed Habsburg, and so in 1492 Gelre won back its independence. Johann died on 5 September 1481, and was succeeded by his eldest son Johann II."⁶ He was Duke of Cleves between 1449 and 1481.² He was Knight of the Burgundian Order of the Golden Fleece in 1451.⁶

     Margaret (?) was born in 1598.¹
Margaret (?) died in 1600.¹

     Robert (?) was born in February 1602.¹
Robert (?) died in May 1602.¹

     Mary (?) was born in 1605.¹
Mary (?) died in 1607.¹

     Sophia (?) died in June 1606.¹ She was born in June 1606.¹

     Rupert of the Rhine (?) Duke of Cumberland was born on 17 December 1619 at Prague, Okres Praha, Bohemia, Czech Republic (now).^1,2
Rupert of the Rhine (?) Duke of Cumberland died on 29 November 1682 at London, City of London, Greater London, England, at age 62.^1,2
      ; Ruprecht, the well-known Prince Rupert, who helped his English cousins in their wars, *Prague 17.12.1619, +London 29.11.1682, bur Westminster Abbey.²

     Frederick Augustus (?) Prince von Hannover was born on 4 October 1661 at Hannover, Stadtkreis Braunschweig, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany (now).^1,3,4
Frederick Augustus (?) Prince von Hannover died on 10 January 1691 at St. Georgen, Transylvania, at age 29; Louda & Maclagan says killed in 1691; Ashley says d. 1690; Leo van de Pas says d. 10 Jan 1691; Welf 7 page says killed 10.1.1691.^1,2,3,4
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. L'Allemagne dynastique , Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol III page 67.
2. The Royal House of Stuart London, 1969,1971,1976. , A. C. Addington.³

     Maximilian Wilhelm (?) Prince von Hannover was born on 13 December 1666 at Castle Iburg, Osnabrück, Germany (now).^1,3,4
Maximilian Wilhelm (?) Prince von Hannover died on 27 July 1726 at Vienna, Austria, at age 59.^1,2,3,4
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. L'Allemagne dynastique , Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol III page 67.
2. The Royal House of Stuart London, 1969,1971,1976. , A. C. Addington.⁴

     Ernest Augustus (?) Pr-Bp of Osnabrück, Duke of York and Albany was born on 18 September 1674 at Osnabrück, Germany (now).^1,3,4
Ernest Augustus (?) Pr-Bp of Osnabrück, Duke of York and Albany died on 14 August 1728 at Osnabrück, Germany (now), at age 53.^1,3,4
     He was Duke of York and Albany.^2,4

; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. L'Allemagne dynastique , Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol III page 68
2. The Royal House of Stuart London, 1969,1971,1976. , A. C. Addington, Reference: page 8.⁴

     James II (?) King of England was born in 1633.^1,2 He married Anne Hyde, daughter of Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon and Frances Aylesbury, in 1659.^1,2
James II (?) King of England married Maria Beatrice d'Este Princess of Modena, daughter of Alfonso II-IV d'Este Duke of Modena and Laura Martinozzi, on 30 September 1673 at Modena, Italy (now),
; Welf 10 page says m. 21.11.1673 in Dover, England; Leo van de pas says m. 30 Sep 1673 in Modena, Italy.^1,2,3,4
James II (?) King of England died in 1701.^1,2
     He was King of England in 1685.²

      ; youngest son.¹

     Peter Blount of Sodington, Worcs married Anne Cornwall of Burford, daughter of Sir Edward Cornwall of Burford.¹

      ; PETER BLOUNT, of Sodington; m Anne, dau of Sir Edward Cornwall, of Burford, and had: Sir THOMAS BLOUNT.¹

     Maria Beatrice d'Este Princess of Modena was born on 5 October 1658 at Modena, Italy (now).^1,3,4 She married James II (?) King of England, son of Charles I (?) King of England and Scotland and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, on 30 September 1673 at Modena, Italy (now),
; Welf 10 page says m. 21.11.1673 in Dover, England; Leo van de pas says m. 30 Sep 1673 in Modena, Italy.^1,2,3,4
Maria Beatrice d'Este Princess of Modena died on 8 May 1718 at St. Germain-en-Laye, France, at age 59.^1,3,4
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: Vol. II, page 125.
2. The Royal House of Stuart London, 1969,1971,1976. , A. C. Addington, Reference: Page 5.³

; Maria Beatrice Eleonora, *Modena 5.10.1658, +St.Germain-en-Laye 7.5.1718; m.Dover 21.11.1673 King James II of England and Scotland (*14.10.1633, +6.9.1701.)⁴

     Anne Hyde was born in 1637.^1,2 She married James II (?) King of England, son of Charles I (?) King of England and Scotland and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, in 1659.^1,2

Anne Hyde died in 1671.^1,2
     Reference: Ravinmaven email: Is the following line the "best" (i.e., from the most recent monarch) for Anne Hyde, 1st wife of James, Duke of York?


King Edward I = Eleanor of Castile

Elizabeth Plantagenet = Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford

Eleanor de Bohun = James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond

Pernell Butler = Gilbert, 3rd Lord Talbot

Richard, 4th Lord Talbot = Ankaret Strange

Alice Talbot = Sir Thomas Barre

Elizabeth Barre = Sir Edmund Cornwall

Eleanor Cornwall = (2) Sir Richard Croft

Anne Croft = Sir Thomas Blount

Robert Blount of Eckington = Elizabeth Columbell

Anne Blount = (1) Nicholas Towers; (2) Francis Denman;

(by 2) Frances Denman = Sir Thomas Aylesbury

Frances Aylesbury = Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Anne Hyde = James, Duke of York (King James II of England)

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     Willem IV Carel Hendrik Friso (?) Prince of Orange & Nassau, Furst von Nassau-Dietz-Orange was born on 1 September 1711 at Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Welf 7 page says b. 19 Sep 1711; Leo van de Pas says b. 1 Sep 1711.^1,3,4 He married Anne (?) Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, daughter of George II (?) King of Great Britain, Elector of Hanover and Wilhelmine Charlotte Karoline (?) Markgräfin von Branderburg-Ansbach, on 25 March 1734 at St. James's Palace, London, City of London, Greater London, England.^1,3,5,4

Willem IV Carel Hendrik Friso (?) Prince of Orange & Nassau, Furst von Nassau-Dietz-Orange died on 22 October 1751 at The Hague, Netherlands, at age 40.^1,3,4
      ; per Leo van de Pas: " Born posthumously on 1 September 1711 in Leeuwarden, he was baptised there nine days later. In Friesland his mother was Regent for him until 1731. During his long minority the 'Regents' in Holland did all they could to reduce the power of the Stadhouder. The main force was the province of Holland and the other provinces followed their lead. As a result he remained Stadhouder of Friesland only until 1728 when he was accepted by Groningen, then in 1722 by Drente and Gelderland.

In 1729 he visited The Hague for the first time but was given rather a cool reception. On 25 March 1734 in London he married Anna of Hanover, daughter of King George II of Great Britain. First they had two stillborn daughters and then Carolina, born in 1743, who survived; Anna in 1746 who died a month later; and Willem V born in 1748.

In 1739 he inherited the family estates of Nassau-Dillenburg and in 1743 those of Nassau-Siegen. In April 1747 the French entered Flanders and as a result Willem IV was appointed Stadhouder and Captain-General of all The Netherlands. The Prince and his family left Leeuwarden and moved to The Hague. Sadly he had previously been left out of state affairs and had no-one to guide him, even though leadership was expected of him.

He allowed the Regents to remain in their position by which he earned the gratitude of at least some. However, he did stop some mercenary practices, such as positions being sold within the oligarchie but with someone else being expected to do the work for only part of the attached salary. He also stopped indirect taxation, removing the contractors who raked in extra money for themselves.

All through these actions of trying to reduce the power of the Regents he kept his wife informed. One of his main supporters was Willem Bentinck, a son of the Earl of Portland. Moreover he also found himself supported by the population of the provinces which further strengthened his position.

From 1747 onwards he worked very hard and, according to some, involved himself in too much detail which affected his health. In 1751 he took a cure which at first appeared to have worked, but he died on 22 October 1751."⁴

; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau Zaltbommel, 1970 , Dr. A. W. E. Dek, Reference: page 111.
2. The Royal House of Stuart London, 1969,1971,1976. , A. C. Addington, Reference: page 325.⁴ He was Prince of Orange and Stadholder in 1747.^1,2

     William II (?) Prince of Orange was born in 1626 at The Hague, Netherlands.^4,5,2 He married Maria Henrietta (?) Princess Royal of England and Scotland, daughter of Charles I (?) King of England and Scotland and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, on 2 May 1641 at Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London, City of London, Greater London, England.^1,4,5,6

William II (?) Prince of Orange died on 27 October 1650 at The Hague, Netherlands.^4,5,2
      ; WILLEM II, Pr of Orange (1647-50), Stattholder of the Netherlands (1647-50), *The Hague 1626, +The Hague 27.10.1650; m.London 2.5.1641 Pss Mary Stuart of England and Scotland (*4.11.1631 +24.12.1660.)² He was Prince of Orange between 1647 and 1650.^4,2

     Rebecca White married James Pratt, son of Thomas Pratt Sr. and Mary Anne Roberts, in 1827 at Montgomery (Campbell) Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     Lucretia Fuclelia Howard died on 22 April 1840 at New York, USA.¹ She was born on 18 March 1842 at New York, USA.¹

     William Henry Elwood died in 1961.¹