Anna van Egmont
| Anna van Egmont | |
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| Princess consort of Orange | |
| Tenure | 6 July 1551 - 24 March 1558 |
| Countess of Buren Countess of Leerdam Countess of Lingen Lady of Egmond | |
| Tenure | 24 December 1548 - 24 March 1558 |
| Predecessor | Maximiliaan van Egmond |
| Successor | William the Silent |
| Born |
March 1533 Grave, Duchy of Brabant |
| Died |
24 March 1558 (aged 25) Breda, Duchy of Brabant |
| Spouse | William I, Prince of Orange |
| Issue |
Countess Maria Philip William, Prince of Orange Maria, Countess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| House | Egmond |
| Father | Maximiliaan van Egmond |
| Mother | Françoise de Lannoy |
Anna van Egmont (March 1533 – 24 March 1558) was a wealthy Dutch heiress who became the first wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange.
Anna was born in Grave. As the only child of Maximiliaan van Egmond and Françoise de Lannoy, she was suo jure Countess of Buren and Lady of Egmond. She was also Countess of Lingen and of Leerdam, and Lady of IJsselstein, of Borssele, of Grave, of Cranendonck, of Jaarsveld, of Kortgene, of Sint Maartensdijk, and of Odijk.
In 1551 she married William the Silent in Buren, and thereby he earned the titles Lord of Egmond and Count of Buren. By William she had three children:
- Countess Maria of Nassau (22 November 1553 – after 23 July 1555), died in infancy
- Philip William, Prince of Orange (19 December 1554 – 20 February 1618), married Eleonora of Bourbon-Condé, no issue
- Countess Maria of Nassau (7 February 1556 – 10 October 1616), married Count Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, no issue
Anna died and was buried in Breda.
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