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| c. | Children of Louisa Juliana: | 22. | Catherine Juliana. | ||
| 10. | Frederick V., Elector Palatine. | 23. | Henry Lewis. | ||
| 11. | Elizabeth Brandenburg. | 24. | James John. | ||
| 12. | Louisa Juliana Palatine-Deux-Ponts. | f. | Children of Charlotte de la Tremoille: | ||
| 13. | Louis Philip Palatine-Simmern. | 25. | Henry Duke Thonan Count Laval. | ||
| d. | Children of Isabella, Duchess de Bouillon: | *26. | Charlotte Countess Derby (9), a skilful commander and was 'the last person in the three kingdoms who submitted to the parliament.' | ||
| 14. | Frederick Maurice, Lord of Sedan. | g. | Children of Amelia Palatine Deux-Ponts: | ||
| *15. | Turenne (9), celebrated general. | 27. | Frederick Louis, Count Palatine Landsberg. | ||
| 16. | Mary Henry, Duke Tuars. | h. | Children of Frederick Henry: | ||
| 17. | Juliana Catherine Francis Count Roye. | 28. | Henrietta. | ||
| 18. | Elizabeth Marq. Duras. | 29. | Mary. | ||
| 19. | Henrica Catherine Goyau de la Moussaye. | 30. | Louisa. | ||
| e. | Children of Catherine of Hanau: | 31. | Albertina. | ||
| *20. | Amalia Elizabeth (9) Hesse Cassel. | *32. | William II., Prince of Orange (8), a youth, of great promise. | ||
| 21. | Philip Maurice, Count of Hanau. |
Among the twelve children there were two distinguished. There were four distinguished grandchildren, but only four out of thirty-two, so we see a greater proportionate amount near to William the Silent himself; the greatest of the grandchildren, Turenne, occurs where he would most probably fall. He had a brilliant backing on both sides since his father was also 'a distinguished general.'
B. Younger Branch of Nassau Dietz.
This other branch of the House of Nassau from which the present ruling family of Holland is descended may be well compared with that of Orange since for a number of years they lived and fought side by side in their struggles for liberty, and subsequent to their divergence took their blood largely from the same general sources that produced the geniuses already discussed. Although we find the brilliant branch of the family very largely represented in the pedigree as more remote ancestors, there was no such selection as would require heredity to place genius on the heads of any of the direct descendants.
This, together with the fact that none of the princes had large families of children, seems to sufficiently account for the observation that no great genius subsequently appeared in this branch.
The following is a list of the descendants in the direct line, their maternal pedigree having been looked up in each case, complete to all great-grandparents, and the distinguished ancestors are noted:
| Children of John Sr. of Orange (no distinguished maternal ancestors): | |
| 1. | William Louis, Stadtholder of Friesland 1620. |
| 2. | John Count of Siegen—1623. |
| 3. | Elizabeth—1611 Nassau-Saarbruck. |
| 4. | Mary—1625 John Louis Nassau Weisbaden. |
| 5. | Machtild—1625 William Count Mansfeld. |
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