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Maria Belgica was born and raised in Delft. She must have been approximately 27 years old when she moved to [[Geneva]], [[Switserland]] with her mother and sisters. Soon after she arrived in Geneva she decided to return to [[The Hague]] to negotiate a stipend she was entitled to with her uncle [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]] and to request her inheritance from her aunt, [[Countess Maria of Nassau (1556–1616)|Maria of Nassau]], the Countess of Hohenlohe. <ref name="de Gids"/> |
Maria Belgica was born and raised in Delft. She must have been approximately 27 years old when she moved to [[Geneva]], [[Switserland]] with her mother and sisters. Soon after she arrived in Geneva she decided to return to [[The Hague]] to negotiate a stipend she was entitled to with her uncle [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]] and to request her inheritance from her aunt, [[Countess Maria of Nassau (1556–1616)|Maria of Nassau]], the Countess of Hohenlohe. <ref name="de Gids"/> She negotiated a deal with her uncle and soon afterwards she returned to Geneva. Her mother died soon after Maria Belgica returned to her. <ref name="de Gids"/> |
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Maria Belgica married a colonel baron Croll, who originally came from Heidelberg, Germany but had come to Geneva in the service of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach. The match was deemed unworthy of her, and her husband was seen as an opportunist. Croll was later given the title of Baron of Prangrins.<ref name="de Gids"/> |
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Revision as of 19:45, 12 August 2013
Maria Belgica of Portugal, also known as Maria Belgica of Crato (born before 12 October 1598;[1] died 28 July 1647), was the daughter of Portuguese prior and self-proclaimed Portuguese king António of Crato, and Countess Emilia of Nassau (1569-1629), the youngest daughter of William of Orange.
Maria Belgica married Colonel Theodor Croll (died 1640 in Venice [murdered]), Quartermaster general of Duke Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma in June 1629. They had six children: [2]
- Bernard Theodore Croll, married Susaune Pollier
- Emilia Catharina Croll, married Claude Damond
- Anna Rosine Croll, married Jean des Vignes
- Mauritius Sabine, married Benedict Deschamps
- Helene Beatrix, never married
- Susanne Sidonia, married 1) J.F. Badel and 2) Vincent Ardin
Life
Maria Belgica was born and raised in Delft. She must have been approximately 27 years old when she moved to Geneva, Switserland with her mother and sisters. Soon after she arrived in Geneva she decided to return to The Hague to negotiate a stipend she was entitled to with her uncle Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and to request her inheritance from her aunt, Maria of Nassau, the Countess of Hohenlohe. [2] She negotiated a deal with her uncle and soon afterwards she returned to Geneva. Her mother died soon after Maria Belgica returned to her. [2]
Maria Belgica married a colonel baron Croll, who originally came from Heidelberg, Germany but had come to Geneva in the service of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach. The match was deemed unworthy of her, and her husband was seen as an opportunist. Croll was later given the title of Baron of Prangrins.[2]