“The Family of Nassau”.

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1. Willem IV, Prince van Nassau-Dietz, Prince of Orange, Hereditary Stattholder of the United Provinces, 1747, (1711-1751), married 1734 to Princess Anne of Great Britain and Hannover, Princess Royal of Great Britain, with issue.
1.1. Princess Karolina of Orange, (1743-1787), married 1760 to Karl Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.
1.2. Willem V, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Prince of Orange, Stattholder of Netherlands, (1748-1806), married 1767 to Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, with issue.
1.2.1. Princess Frederike of Orange, (1770-1819), married 1790 to Karl, Hereditary Prince of Braunschweig.
1.2.2. Willem I, (1772-1843), King of the Netherlands r.1815-1840 and Duke later Grand Duke of Luxemburg, (1815-1840), married (1) 1791 to Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, married (2) 1841 to Comtesse Henriette d’Oultremonte de Wegimont, created Comtesse de Nassau, with issue.
1.2.2.1. Willem II, (1792-1849), King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxemburg, r. 1840-1849, married 1816 to Grand Duchess Anna of Russia, with issue.
1.2.2.1.1. Willem III, (1817-1890), King of Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxemburg, r. 1849-1890, married (1) 1839 to Princess Sophie von Wurttemburg, married (2) 1879 to Princess Emma zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, with issue.
1.2.2.1.1.1. (First marriage) Willem, Prince of Orange, (1840-1879), Heavily disillusioned with his situation in the Netherlands, Prince William then went into exile in Paris, where he threw himself into a life of sex, drinking and gambling. He shared this life with Henriette Hauser (also Hausser), his Parisian mistress, a “boulevard theatre” actress. The Duke de Gramont-Caderousse, a French fellow hedonist, gave him the nickname “Prince Lemon” [le prince Citron in French];[3] the nickname became popular among the regulars in the recently created boulevards and the Parisian newspapers when they reported about his debauched lifestyle. Prince William died at the age of 38 in his apartment in the Rue Auber, near the Paris Opera from a combination of typhus, liver complaints and total exhaustion. On 26 June 1879 his body was entombed in the royal crypt at the New Church of Delft. On his coffin there was a wreath from French Empress Eugénie de Montijo and one from the future King Edward VII, who had been his fellow debauchee. dunm.l.
1.2.2.1.1.1.1. (illegitimate with Caterina Grech, adopted by Pasquale Grech) Maria de Grech, married 1895 Zebbug to Giorgio Tanti.
1.2.2.1.1.1.2. (illegitimate adopted by Pasquale Grech) Giuseppe de Farrugia, married 1895 Cospicua to Giovanna Xerri.
1.2.2.1.1.2. Prince Maurits of the Netherlands, (1843-1850), d.inf.
1.2.2.1.1.3. Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, (1851-1884), dunm.
1.2.2.1.1.4. (Second marriage) Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands r. 1890-1948), married 1901 to Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, with issue. (Royal family of the Netherlands).
1.2.2.1.2. Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, (1818-1848), dunm.
1.2.2.1.3. Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands, (1820-1879), married (1) 1853 to Princess Amelie of Saxe-Weimar, married (2) 1878 to Princess Marie of Prussia.
1.2.2.1.4. Prince Ernest of the Netherlands, (1822-1860), dunm.
1.2.2.1.5. Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, (1824-1897), married 1842 to Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar.
1.2.2.2. Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, (1797-1881), married 1825 to Princess Luise of Prussia, with issue.
1.2.2.2.1. Princess Louisa of the Netherlands, (1828-1871), married 1850 to Carl XV, King of Sweden.
1.2.2.2.2. Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, (1833-1834), d.inf.
1.2.2.2.3. Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, (1836-1846), dunm.
1.2.2.2.4. Princess Marie of the Netherlands, (1841-1910), married 1871 to Wilhelm, Prince zu Wied.
1.2.2.3. Princess Pauline of the Netherlands, (1800-1911), dunm.
1.2.2.4. Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, (1810-1883), married (1) 1830 (Div 1849) to Albrecht, Prince of Prussia, married (2) to Johann van Rossum.
1.2.3. Prince Frederik of Orange, (1774-1799), dunm.l.
1.2.3.1. (Italian Noblelady of Padua) Matteo de Vella, elevee par Francesco Vella and Elena Sammut, married 1808 Naxxar to Margherita Ciappara, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1. Antonio Vella, married 1831 Zebbug, Gozo to Grazia Farrugia, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.1. Francesco Vella, married 1880 Mosta to Maria Camilleri.
1.2.3.1.1.2. Matteo Vella, married 1855 Mellieha to Giuseppa Vella, (d/o Salvatore and Grazia Grech), with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.2.1. Felice Vella, married 1900 Mellieha to Maria Concetta Debono, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.2.1.1. Matteo III Vella, married 1924 Mellieha to Veneranda Borg, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.2.1.1.1. Carmelo Vella, married 1945 Mellieha to Clara Vella, (d/o Angelo and Veneranda Borg).
1.2.3.1.1.2.1.1.2. Felice II Vella, married 1947 Mellieha to Vittoria Xuereb.
1.2.3.1.1.2.1.1.3. Antonio Vella, married 1950 Mellieha to Rosaria Xuereb.
1.2.3.1.1.2.1.2. Carmela Vella, married 1929 Mellieha to Giuseppe Fenech.
1.2.3.1.1.2.2. Carmela Vella, married 1890 Mellieha to Paolo Micallef.
1.2.3.1.1.2.3. Maria Grazia Vella, married 1899 Mellieha to Giovanni Sant.
1.2.3.1.1.3. Giuseppe Vella, married 1859 Mellieha to Carmela Borg, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1. Antonio Vella, married 1895 Mellieha to Vittoria Sammut, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.1. Giuseppe Vella, married 1917 Mellieha to Maria Anna Muscat, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.1.1. Vincenzo Vella, married 1947 Mellieha to Rita Borg.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.1.2. Carmela Vella, married 1944 Mellieha to Martino Gioardimara.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.1.3. Vittoria Vella, married 1945 Mellieha to Giovanni Camilleri.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.2. Gio Maria Vella, married 1927 Mellieha to Teresa Vella, (d/o Giuseppe and Giuseppa Mifsud), with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.2.1. Giuseppa Vella, married 1945 Mellieha to Leonard Horth.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.3. Francesco Vella, married 1928 Rabat, Gozo to Giuseppa Attard.
1.2.3.1.1.3.1.4. Carmela Vella, married 1946 Mellieha to Giuseppe Maria Micallef.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2. Gio Maria Vella, married 1903 Mellieha to Maria Xuereb, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.1. Carmelo Vella, married 1935 Mellieha to Caterina Galea.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.2. Vincenzo Vella, married 1935 Mellieha to Maria Sammut.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.3. Salvatore Vella, married 1937 Mellieha to Rosa Micallef.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.4. Vittoria Vella, married 1944 Mellieha to Antonio Deguara.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.5. Carmela Vella, married 1945 Mellieha to Nazzarenzo Camilleri.
1.2.3.1.1.3.2.6. Caterina Vella, married 1949 Mellieha to Aloisio Vella.
1.2.3.1.1.3.3. Maria Vella, married 1883 Mellieha to Gio Maria Cauchi.
1.2.3.1.1.3.4. Vittoria Vella, married 1893 Mellieha to Salvatore Cauchi.
1.2.3.1.1.4. Aloisio Vella, married 1865 Mellieha to Maria Bartolo, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.4.1. Antonio Vella, married 1897 Birkirkara to Carmela Attard, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.4.1.1. Maria Carmela Vella, (1901 Birkirkara -), married 1923 Valletta to Nobile Felice Bartolo.
1.2.3.1.1.4.2. Giorgia Vella, married 1902 Mellieha to Giovanni Bezzina.
1.2.3.1.1.5. Salvatore Vella, married 1872 Mellieha to Anna Bartolo, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.5.1. Giuseppe Vella, married 1896 Mellieha to Giovanna Borg, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.5.1.1. Carmelo Vella, married 1929 Mellieha to Carmela Vella, (d/o Giuseppe and Margarita Borg).
1.2.3.1.1.5.1.2. Marianna Vella, married 1932 Mellieha to Pietro Paolo Vella.
1.2.3.1.1.5.2. Antonio Vella, married 1901 Mellieha to Francesca Said, with issue.
1.2.3.1.1.5.2.1. Salvina Vella, married 1929 Mellieha to Giuseppe Fenech.
1.2.3.1.1.5.2.2. Michelina Vella, married 1930 Mellieha to Gio Maria Vella, (s/o Antonio and Giuseppa Abela).
1.2.3.1.1.5.3. Maria Vella, married 1895 Mellieha to Carmelo Grima.
1.2.3.1.1.5.4. Grazia Vella, married 1904 Mellieha to Gio Maria Cutajar.
1.2.3.1.1.5.5. Carmela Vella, married 1908 Mellieha to Federico Sammut.
1.2.3.1.1.6. Margarita Vella, married 1863 Mellieha to Felice Vella, (s/o Giuseppe and Anna Sammut).
1.2.3.1.2. Vincenza Vella, married (1) 1825 Naxxar to Giuseppe Cini, married (2) 1862 Qormi to Giovanni Farrugia.
1.2.3.1.3. Maria Vella, married 1832 Naxxar to Angelo Cutajar.
1.2.3.2. (Italian Noblelady of Padua) Giuseppa Alunna, married 1812 Valletta to Vincenzo Vella.
1.2.3.3. (Italian Noblelady of Padua) Concetta de Spiteri, married 1817 Valletta to Antonio Falzon.
1.2.3.4. (Italian Noblelady of Padua) Maria Anna de Liparetti, married 1818 Valletta to Andrea Agius, with issue.
1.2.3.4.1. Giuseppe Agius, married 1853 Valletta to Angela Fenech.
1.2.3.5. (Italian Noblelady of Padua) Ignazio de Spiteri, married 1827 Birkirkara to Rosa Farrugia, with issue.
1.2.3.5.1. Francesco Spiteri, married 1845 Birkirkara to Giuseppa Xerri.
1.2.3.5.2. Anna Spiteri, married 1860 Birkirkara to Paolo Sillato.
