House of Orange-Nassau - Oranje-Nassau (English spelling)

Japanese: オラニエ=ナッサウ家 - オラニエナッサウけ（英語表記）Oranje‐Nassau

The royal family of the Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands). The Counts of Nassau were the lords of Dillenburg on the middle Rhine in Germany, and their origins date back to before the 12th century. In the 14th and 15th centuries, they acquired successive territories in the Netherlands, established their castle in Breda, and served the Duke of Burgundy, becoming the most prestigious noble family in the region. In the first half of the 16th century, Nassau's eldest son, Hendrick (Henrich) III, inherited territories on the left bank of the Rhine, including the Netherlands, served the House of Habsburg, and acquired the Duchy of Orange in southern France through marriage.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オランダ(ネーデルラント王国)の王室。ナッサウ伯家はドイツのライン川中流ディレンブルクDillenburg領主で，その起源は12世紀以前にさかのぼる。14～15世紀，つぎつぎにネーデルラント地方の領土を得，ブレダに居城を構え，ブルゴーニュ侯に仕えてこの地方随一の名門貴族となった。16世紀前半，ナッサウ家の長男ヘンドリック(ハインリヒ)3世はネーデルラントを含むライン左岸の領地を相続し，ハプスブルク家に仕え，結婚により南仏オランジュOrange(オラニエ)公領を手に入れた。

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