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Orange, William Charles Henry Friso, (1711-1751), William IV, Prince of Orange

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Surname: Orange
Forenames: William Charles Henry Friso
Gender: Male
Date: 1711-1751
History: (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso). 5th Stadholder of Holland 1747-1748, 1st Stadholder of The Netherlands 1748-1751. Stadholder of Frisia 1711, Groningen 1718, Drenthe and Guelders 1722, Zealand, Holland, Utrecht and Overijssel 1747, Stadholder of The Netherlands 1748. Married in 1734 to Anne of Great Britain and Hanover (1709-1759), the Princess Royal, eldest daughter of George II.
References: Encyclopaedia Britannica; NCA rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P276048 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P159222 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
15 August 1747: General Cronstrom to Cumberland, enclosing a memoir [SP 87/23/79] on Bergen op Zoom...
The National Archives, Kew
2
11 August 1747: Chesterfield to Cumberland: the king's approval of various actions taken by Cumberland....
The National Archives, Kew
3
21 August 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield, enclosing dispatches from the prince of Orange [SP...
The National Archives, Kew
4
16 August 1747: Prince of Orange to Cumberland on the defence of Bergen op Zoom and Maastricht. Dated at...
The National Archives, Kew
5
15 August 1747: General Cronstrom to the prince of Orange, enclosing a memoir he has also sent to...
The National Archives, Kew
6
16 August 1747: Response of the prince of Orange to a memorial from General Cronstrom on the defence of...
The National Archives, Kew
7
16 August 1747: General Cronstrom to the prince of Orange on the progress of the siege. Dated at Bergen...
The National Archives, Kew
8
10 July 1747: William, prince of Orange to Cumberland: movements of the French at Zandvliet and...
The National Archives, Kew
9
3 August 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: Waldeck had told him that the prince of Orange had promised...
The National Archives, Kew
10
14 August 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield, partly in cipher, enclosing a letter of his to the prince of...
The National Archives, Kew
11
31 July 1747: Cumberland to the prince of Orange (extract), on Waldeck's replacement. He wishes he had...
The National Archives, Kew
12
19 August 1747: Van Haren to the prince of Orange on the indiscipline of his troops. He encloses a copy...
The National Archives, Kew
13
16 October 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: Sandwich has written to him that the site of the congress...
The National Archives, Kew
14
20 October 1747: Charles Stuart to [Under Secretary] William Chetwynd: election of the stadholder of...
The National Archives, Kew
15
24 October 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: he has found the prince of Orange to be cooperative, and the...
The National Archives, Kew
16
3 November 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: hereditary succession of the prince of Orange. Levying of a...
The National Archives, Kew
17
5 October 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: movements of the enemy. His visit to Tongres. He will send...
The National Archives, Kew
18
13 July 1747: Cumberland to William, prince of Orange: he wishes the six English battalions to be kept...
The National Archives, Kew
19
16 July 1747: William, prince of Orange to Cumberland, enclosing a letter he has just received, which...
The National Archives, Kew
20
17 July 1747: Cumberland to William, prince of Orange: he intends to reinforce the prince of...
The National Archives, Kew
21
19 July 1747: Cumberland to William, prince of Orange: he regrets the confusion over Bergen op Zoom....
The National Archives, Kew
22
19 September 1747: Lieutenant Colonel Braddock [to Chesterfield], enclosing a letter from a physician [John...
The National Archives, Kew
23
21 September 1747: Cumberland to Chesterfield: The French have returned all but some twenty prisoners....
The National Archives, Kew
24
9 July 1747: Charles Stuart to [Under Secretary William] Chetwynd: arrest by the magistrates of...
The National Archives, Kew
25
15 March 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: Sandwich and Bentinck have left for Aix. The British and...
The National Archives, Kew
26
11 March 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: the king approves Cumberland's actions since his arrival. He is...
The National Archives, Kew
27
22 March 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: he has been persuading the Dutch to move their forces towards...
The National Archives, Kew
28
2 April 1748: Cumberland to Sandwich: his remonstrances against Dutch inactivity have had no effect....
The National Archives, Kew
29
8 April 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: he will inform the prince of Orange of the decision always to...
The National Archives, Kew
30
5 April, 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland (private), enclosing a copy of a letter to Sandwich. The prince...
The National Archives, Kew
31
25 March 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: the necessity for Sandwich to sound St Severin on the...
The National Archives, Kew
32
20 April 1748: Cumberland to the prince of Orange, suggesting the junction of their armies at 's...
The National Archives, Kew
33
6 May 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle, enclosing dispatches from Sandwich. Bathiani is hopeful that...
The National Archives, Kew
34
4 May 1748: Prince of Orange to Cumberland: Bentinck has told him that Kaunitz' reaction to the news...
The National Archives, Kew
35
9 May 1748: Cumberland to Saxe: he proposes the eleventh of that month for the start of the...
The National Archives, Kew
36
2 May 1748: Cumberland to the prince of Orange: Bentinck has informed him that the peace...
The National Archives, Kew
37
13 May 1748: Newcastle to Cumberland: orders have been sent for the cessation of hostilities in the...
The National Archives, Kew
38
20 May 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle: he intends to establish his camp near Graves. Co-operation of...
The National Archives, Kew
39
1729-47: corresp with Earl of Chesterfield
University of California Library, Berkeley
NRA 6791 Stanhope
40
1736-58: corresp, and of his wife, with Duke of Newcastle etc
British Library, Manuscript Collections
41
c1727-40: corresp with 1st Earl Waldegrave
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
NRA 28249 Waldegrave