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1642Sep, 5

Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642-1688)

Maria of Orange-Nassau (d. 1688)
Maria of Nassau or Maria of Orange-Nassau (5 September 1642, The Hague - 20 March 1688, Kreuznach) was a Dutch princess of the house of Orange and by marriage pfalzgräfin or countess of Simmern-Kaiserslautern.

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