Prince Maurice of the Netherlands

Prince Maurice
Prince of the Netherlands Prince of Orange-Nassau
Prince Maurice of the Netherlands (left) with his brother Prince William.
House	House of Orange-Nassau
Father	William III of the Netherlands
Mother	Sophie of Württemberg
Born	(1843-09-15)15 September 1843 Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
Died	4 June 1850(1850-06-04) (aged 6) Noordeinde Palace, The Hague

Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel; 15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850), was the second son of King William III of the Netherlands and his first spouse, Sophie of Württemberg.

When Prince Maurice suffered from meningitis, Queen Sophie wanted to consult another physician for a second opinion, but King William III refused and the child died.

Title

His Royal Highness Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (1843–1850)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Maurice of the Netherlands

16. William V, Prince of Orange

8. William I of the Netherlands

17. Wilhelmina of Prussia

4. William II of the Netherlands

18. Frederick William II of Prussia

9. Wilhelmine of Prussia

19. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. William III of the Netherlands

20. Peter III of Russia (=28)

10. Paul I of Russia (=14)

21. Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (=29)

5. Anna Pavlovna of Russia

22. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (=24=30)

11. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (=15)

23. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=25=31)

1. Prince Maurice of the Netherlands

24. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (=22=30)

12. Frederick I of Württemberg

25. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=23=31)

6. William I of Württemberg

26. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

13. Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

27. Princess Augusta of Great Britain

3. Sophie of Württemberg

28. Peter III of Russia (=20)

14. Paul I of Russia (=10)

29. Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (=21)

7. Catherine Pavlovna of Russia

30. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (=22=24)

15. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (=11)

31. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=23=25)

Dutch princes

1st generation	William II Prince Frederick

2nd generation	William III Prince Alexander Prince Hendrik Prince Ernest Casimir Prince Frederick Prince Willem

3rd generation	Prince Willem, Prince of Orange Prince Maurice Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange Hendrik, Prince of the Netherlands ¹

4th generation	Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands ¹

5th generation	Claus, Prince of the Netherlands ¹

6th generation	Willem-Alexander Prince Friso Prince Constantijn Prince Maurits Prince Bernhard Prince Pieter-Christiaan Prince Floris

¹ title granted by Royal Decree to consort of the Queen