Willem I Frederik van Oranje-Nassau, koning der Nederlanden, groothertog van Luxembourg - extra-marital children of King William I of the Netherlands

Willem 1 Frederik van Oranje-Nassau,Koning der Nederlanden,Groothertog van Luxemburg ,

My 1 cousin twice removed''s,etc.

Roy Huijer.

Arie, does anybody know the names of any illegitimate children of Willem III? If so, who were they, and when were they born? I ask the questions because there could be a possibility that a member of my mother's family who was born in The Hague on 13 August 1838 might be such a son. A 'story' is told by some family members that a family member was the illegitimate son of a William of Orange. That family member later became the Chief of the Dutch Army in the East Indies. There was also a royal decree in 1837 in terms of which the family name was changed to a 'double barrel' surname, as a kind of indication of 'aristocracy'.

@Piet Retief Venter
zie http://rijckaertdeboer.nl/KWillemIII.htm

Dankie vir die inligting, Richard. Nou weet ek. My vorige boodskap was gerig aan 'Arie' - ek moes 'Ard' getik het.