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Johanna van Polanen

Johanna van Polanen was the 'mother of our Royal House'. Johanna was eleven years old when she was married off to the German count Engelbrecht of Nassau. This marriage laid the foundation for the House of Orange Nassau.

If you go right at the end of the Begijnhof, you will reach the second courtyard. There stands a statue representing Johanna van Polanen, the 'founding mother' of our Royal House.

Johanna was eleven years old when she was married off to the German Count Engelbrecht of Nassau. This marriage was the foundation of the House of Orange Nassau. 

The statue depicts Johanna as she is shown with her husband on their tomb in the Grote Kerk

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