Prince of Orange

Japanese: オランジュ公 - おらんじゅこう
Prince of Orange

…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 a 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, the eldest son of the House of Nassau, 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. …

From [Orange]

…Orange was occupied by the Goths in late antiquity. In the 11th century, the Duchy of Orange was founded, and in the 16th century, the duchy merged with the German House of Nassau to form the House of Orange-Nassau, which became the sovereign protector of the independent Dutch Republic. William III, Duke of Orange, also ascended to the British throne as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (William III). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Prince of Orange" is listed below.

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。…

【オランジュ】より

…オランジュは,古代末期にゴート人によって占領された。11世紀にはオランジュ公領が創設され,公家は16世紀にドイツのナッサウ家と統合して,オラニエ=ナッサウ家となり,独立後のオランダ共和国の主権保護者となった。同家のオランジュ(オラニエ)公ウィレム3世は1688年の名誉革命の結果,イギリス王位にもついた(ウィリアム3世)。…

※「オランジュ公」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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