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Frederick William
Frederick William, undated engraving.
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, was related to the princes of the House of Orange through both marriage and kinship.
- Marriage: Frederick William was the son-in-law of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, having spent time at his court in The Hague during his youth.1
- Guardianship: Following the death of William II, Prince of Orange, Frederick William served as a guardian to his son, William III of England, alongside the young prince's grandmother.2
- Ancestry: Frederick William’s mother, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, was a granddaughter of William the Silent, the founder of the House of Orange dynasty.13