Countess Elisabeth of Nassau (Elisabeth Flandrika) (Middelburg, 26 April 1577 - Sedan, 3 September 1642) was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon. She was Duchess of Bouillon by marriage.
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After her father was murdered in 1584, there was a shortage of money for Elisabeth, her siblings and her stepmother Louise de Coligny. In 1594 Louise took Elisabeth with her to France, where they met with several Protestant nobles. One of them, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, of the Duchy of Bouillon and the Principality of Sedan, sent her a proposal of marriage that she accepted. The couple had nine children.
Henri tried to keep his Duchy Sedan Protestant, but had to deal with hostility emanating from his catholic French neighbors.
During his absences Louise acted as regent, and after his death in 1623 she became regent for their son Frédéric Maurice de la Marck. She kept in close contact with her stepmother and five sisters, two of whom also acted as regents at some point.
| Elisabeth of Nassau | Father: William the Silent, Prince of Orange]] (1533–1584) |
Paternal Grandfather: William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487–1559) |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Count Johann V, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and Vianden (1455–1516) |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg (1466–1523) |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1506–1580) |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1467–1538) |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Epstein-Königstein (1482–1538) |
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| Mother: Charlotte of Bourbon (1547–1582) |
Maternal Grandfather: Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1513–1582) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis, Prince de La Roche-sur-Yon (1473–1520) |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1482–1561) |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy (before 1524-1561) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy, Seigneur de Givry, Baron de Pagny et Mirebeau |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Jeanne d'Angoulême, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine |