Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau (31 March 1576 in Delft – 15 March 1644 in Königsberg) was a countess consort of the Palatinate by marriage to Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and took part in the regency government of her son between 1610 and 1614.[1] She also acted as a mediator between the king of Sweden and the elector of Brandenburg in 1631.
After her father was murdered in 1584, she and some of her five sisters were raised by their stepmother Louise de Coligny.
On 23 June 1593, Louise Juliana married Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine. The marriage was arranged as a Protestant alliance between one of the most powerful Protestant German rulers and a member of a powerful Dutch Protestant dynasty and she was granted a dowry from both the Dutch estates and king Henry IV of France.
The marriage was not happy; Frederick IV was often drunk and unfaithful. Louise Juliana was nevertheless constantly pregnant, giving birth to eight children in just eight years; five of them lived to adulthood. She arranged for her children to be raised by her sister Elisabeth in the principality of Sedan, where they could be shielded from their father and given a Calvinist upbringing.[3]
After the death of her husband in 1610, she took part in the regency government in the name of her son Frederick V, known as "the Winter King." While John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken was formally named regent, she took part in the government alongside him. [4] She was instrumental in arranging the marriage between her son and Elizabeth Stuart in 1613.[5] In 1614, her son was declared an adult and she retired to her dower estate in Kaiserslautern.
Louise Juliana tried to convince her son not to accept the Bohemian crown in 1618.[6] When he left for Bohemia with his spouse, Louise Juliana was left in charge of her grandchildren, Charles Louis and Elizabeth, and returned to Heidelberg to act as the adviser of her son's regent John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.[7] In 1620, she was forced to flee the Palatinate, and escaped with her grandchildren to her daughter in Berlin (her grandchildren remained in her care until 1628).[8]
When Berlin was besieged by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1631, she was given power of attorney by her son-in-law the Elector of Brandenburg to negotiate, and managed to convince her son-in-law to give in to the Swedish king's demands, thereby saving Berlin from destruction.[9] She left with the Brandenburg court to Königsberg in 1638.
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Louise Juliana of Orange Nassau 31 March 1576 in Delft 15 March 1644 in Konigsberg was a countess consort of the Palatinate by marriage to Frederick IV Elector Palatine and took part in the regency government of her son between 1610 and 1614 1 She also acted as a mediator between the king of Sweden and the elector of Brandenburg in 1631 Countess Louise JulianaLouise Juliana of Orange NassauElectress PalatineTenure23 June 1593 19 September 1610Born 1576 03 31 31 March 1576DelftDied15 March 1644 1644 03 15 aged 67 KonigsbergSpouseFrederick IV Elector PalatineIssueLuise Juliane Countess Palatine of Zweibrucken Katharina Sofie Frederick V Elector Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte Electress of Brandenburg Anna Eleonore Louis William Maurice Christian Louis Philip Count Palatine of Simmern KaiserslauternHouseNassauFatherWilliam the SilentMotherCharlotte of Bourbon Contents 1 Biography 2 Issue 3 References 4 LinksBiography edit nbsp Louise Juliana during her childhood Louise Juliana was the first Dutch born member of the House of Orange Nassau She was the eldest daughter of William of Nassau Prince of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte de Bourbon Montpensier 2 After her father was murdered in 1584 she and some of her five sisters were raised by their stepmother Louise de Coligny On 23 June 1593 Louise Juliana married Frederick IV Elector Palatine of the Rhine The marriage was arranged as a Protestant alliance between one of the most powerful Protestant German rulers and a member of a powerful Dutch Protestant dynasty and she was granted a dowry from both the Dutch estates and king Henry IV of France The marriage was not happy Frederick IV was often drunk and unfaithful Louise Juliana was nevertheless constantly pregnant giving birth to eight children in just eight years five of them lived to adulthood She arranged for her children to be raised by her sister Elisabeth in the principality of Sedan where they could be shielded from their father and given a Calvinist upbringing 3 After the death of her husband in 1610 she took part in the regency government in the name of her son Frederick V known as the Winter King While John II Count Palatine of Zweibrucken was formally named regent she took part in the government alongside him 4 She was instrumental in arranging the marriage between her son and Elizabeth Stuart in 1613 5 In 1614 her son was declared an adult and she retired to her dower estate in Kaiserslautern Louise Juliana tried to convince her son not to accept the Bohemian crown in 1618 6 When he left for Bohemia with his spouse Louise Juliana was left in charge of her grandchildren Charles Louis and Elizabeth and returned to Heidelberg to act as the adviser of her son s regent John II Count Palatine of Zweibrucken 7 In 1620 she was forced to flee the Palatinate and escaped with her grandchildren to her daughter in Berlin her grandchildren remained in her care until 1628 8 When Berlin was besieged by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1631 she was given power of attorney by her son in law the Elector of Brandenburg to negotiate and managed to convince her son in law to give in to the Swedish king s demands thereby saving Berlin from destruction 9 She left with the Brandenburg court to Konigsberg in 1638 Issue editLuise Juliane of the Palatinate Heidelberg 16 July 1594 Meisenheim 28 April 1640 married in 1612 to Pfalzgraf John II Count Palatine of Zweibrucken Katharina Sofie of the Palatinate Heidelberg 10 June 1595 Koln an der Spree 28 June 1626 Frederick V Elector Palatine Jagdschloss Deinschwang 16 August 1596 Mainz 29 November 1632 Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate Neumarkt 19 November 1597 Crossen an der Oder 26 April 1660 married in 1616 to Elector George William of Brandenburg Anna Eleonore of the Palatinate Heidelberg 4 January 1599 Heidelberg 10 October 1600 died in childhood Louis William of the Palatinate Heidelberg 5 August 1600 Heidelberg 10 October 1600 died in infancy Maurice Christian of the Palatinate Heidelberg 18 September 1601 Heidelberg 28 March 1605 died in childhood Louis Philip Count Palatine of Simmern Kaiserslautern Heidelberg 23 November 1602 Krossen 6 January 1655 References edit Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland 17 September 2019 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Matty Klatter Louise Juliana prinses van Oranje in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data LouiseJuliana 13 01 2014 Links edit Louise Juliana keurvorstin van de Palts last accessed April 1 2007 Countess Louise Juliana of NassauHouse of NassauBorn 31 March 1576 Died 15 March 1644 Royal titles Preceded byAnne of East Frisia Electress Palatine1593 1610 Succeeded byElizabeth Stuart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Countess 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