William IV - William

Japanese: ウィレム[4世] - うぃれむ
William IV - William

…In the first half of the 16th century, the eldest son of the House of Nassau, Hendrick (Henrich) III, inherited the lands on the left bank of the Rhine, including the Netherlands, served the Habsburgs, and acquired the Duchy of Orange in southern France through marriage. His second son, William (William), acquired the lands on the right bank of the Rhine, i.e. the Nassau lands. William's son, William I (1533-84), inherited his father's lands, and in 1544, when his uncle Hendrick III's son René died, he inherited all the lands of the Nassau lands and became the founder of the House of Orange-Nassau. …

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Japanese:

…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。次男のウィレム(ウィルヘルム)はライン右岸領すなわちナッサウ家伝来の領土を得た。ウィレムの子ウィレム1世(1533‐84)は父の領土を相続し,1544年伯父ヘンドリック3世の子ルネが没すると,ナッサウ家に伝わる全領土を継承してオラニエ=ナッサウ公家の創設者となった。…

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