How the Stadt Holders of the Netherlands intergrated with the Spanish during the "Wars of Sucession"?

Question

and did the family of Orange come from Dutch society or were they actually Spaniards?

if so, from which regions or cities? and did they marry into the families of the Stadt Holders?

how they did this or was this forced marriages ?

please explain and describe how common too this was and how the land ownerships maybe changed or stayed the same?

also, how big was Amseterdam during this time?

Answer 1

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No, Willem van Oranje was born in 1533 in Viande Germany (partly Luxembourg) His family were counts of Viande. He grew up until he was 11 on the family castle in Dillenburg Germany. He inherited the county of Orange in France among properties in the Netherlands and got to the Netherlands to marry Anna van Egmont. countess of Buren, important and very rich for formal reasons as usual for rich people in those days when he was 18. As a young man he lived at the palace of king Karel V to become a man of state and diplomat. King Karel V turned him and his family over to become Catholics in order to keep his new belongings in Orange and the Netherlands. King Karel V liked him much and he met important people. He became Stadhouder of the Netherlands. Under king Filips II, who was also becoming king of Spain one year later, he got more and more in conflict as being an adviser until he had to flee to Germany in 1567 where he planned a revolt. On may 25 1568 he finally returned to battle at Heiligerlee where his troops won.

The Orange family were not Spanish but may have been Catholics in the time they were asked to.

His official titles were Prince of Oranje, count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden en Diez.

He died Delft, July 10 1584 when he was assassinated by a hired killer. He was shot twice by a man who asked him repeatedly for help.

Amsterdam was as big as the old inner-city with canals.

He remarried later but for Anna van Egmont look on: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_van_Eg… After she died in 1558 Willem married Anna van Saksen op 25 augustus 1561 in Leipzig. This brought him important relations under kings in Germany and many valuable contacts.

Answer 2

The Orange family were Dutch.
They are from Holland, which is part of the Netherlands
The Spanish didnt integrate much in the Netherlands as they were catholics and spoke a different language to the protestant Dutch.
Amsterdam was the centre of trade but was still small.