Prince Maurice of the Netherlands

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

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. Their already strained relationship fell apart almost completely, as Sophie blamed William for Maurice's death. Nevertheless, the couple had one more son, Prince Alexander, born a year after Maurice's death.

Titles and styles

15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850: His Royal Highness Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau

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 10. Paul I of Russia 21. Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst 5. Anna Pavlovna of Russia 22. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 11. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg 23. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt 1. Prince Maurice of the Netherlands 24. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (=22) 12. Frederick I of Württemberg 25. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=23) 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) 15. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (=11) 31. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=23)