bfe_291578 - PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - FREDERICK HENRY OF NASSAU Liard
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 60.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 60.00 €
Type : Liard
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Orange
Metal : copper
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,94 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce liard présente des hauts reliefs et un flan court
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [(CORNET) FRED.] HENR. D. G. [PRIN. A], (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : M couronnée entre trois lis posés 2 et 1 dans un cercle lisse.
Obverse translation : (Frédéric-Henri, par la grâce de Dieu, prince d’Orange).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [(CORNET)] SOLI. DEO. HO[NOR. ET. G.].
Reverse description : Croix de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit dans un cercle lisse.
Commentary
Liard imitant celui de Dombes pour Marie de Montpensier.
Historical background
PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - FREDERICK HENRY OF NASSAU
(1625-1647)
Frédéric-Henri (1584-1647) was the youngest son of Guillaume le Taciturne (1533-1584) and his fourth wife Louise de Coligny (1555-1620), married in 1583, daughter of Gaspard de Coligny. Frédéric-Henri is the brother of Philippe-Guillaume (1584-1618) and Maurice (1618-1625). Maurice de Nassau (1567-1625), his half-brother, had a military education and Frédéric-Henri succeeded him as Stadhouder of Holland and Prince of Orange in 1625. Married to Amélie de Solms (1602-1675), he was the father of William II (1616-1650).
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