Digital lecture - A Princely Power Couple: Frederik Hendrik & Amalia

About

In 1625 middle aged bachelor Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange was pressured into a marriage with his cousin Amalia von Solms-Braunfels to secure the succession. Their union not only produced the desired offspring but was also highly successful in other respects. Aided and often advised by his shrewd wife, Frederik Hendrik proved an effective political and military leader of the United Netherlands in the final stages of the Eighty Years War with Spain. And the couple succeeded in elevating the status of the House of Orange-Nassau in royal Europe, building magnificent residences and conducting an ambitious dynastic marriage policy.

The lecture is hosted by Mårten Hougström in cooperation with Medborgarskolan.

Lecturer

Arnout van Cruyningen lives in Wijchen, the Netherlands. He is an expert on the history of Europe's Royal Families and the institution of Monarchy, and the author of several books on the House of Oranje-Nassau and the history of the Netherlands, as well as a large number of articles and book reviews in national and international magazines.

About

Where: Distance in real time via the program TEAMS, link sent out shortly before the lecture

When: 16th of April kl. 19:00 - 20:00

Price: Free, but advance registration is required. Citizens within the EU can register by emailing name, date of birth, address, email and phone number to folkbildning@medborgarskolanstockholm.se. Site this lecture as reference in the email.