Anna of Egmont (1533–1558)

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Anna of Egmont (1533–1558)

Countess of Egmont. Name variations: Anne. Born in 1533; died on March 24, 1558; daughter of Max, count of Egmont and Büren; became first wife of William I the Silent (1533–1584), prince of Orange, count of Nassau, stadholder of Holland, Zealand, and Utrecht (r. 1572–1584), on July 8, 1551; children: Philip William (d. 1618).

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