Amalie of Solms-Braunfels

Amalie of Solms-Braunfels
Princess consort of Orange
Tenure1625–1647
Born(1602-08-31)31 August 1602
Braunfels Castle in Braunfels
Died8 September 1675(1675-09-08) (aged 73)
the Hague
SpouseFrederick Henry, Prince of Orange
IssueWilliam II, Prince of Orange
Louise Henriette, Duchess of Prussia
Henriette Amalia of Nassau
Alexandra of Nassau
Isabella Charlotte of Nassau
Albertine Agnes, Countess of Nassau-Dietz
Henriette Catherine, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
Henry Louis of Nassau
Maria, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern
HouseSolms-Braunfels
FatherJohn Albert I, Count of Solms-Braunfels
MotherCountess Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein

Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (31 August 1602 – 8 September 1675) was Princess of Orange by marriage to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. She acted as the political adviser of her spouse during his reign, and acted as his de facto deputy and regent during his infirmity from 1640 to 1647. She also served as chair of the regency council during the minority of her grandson William III, Prince of Orange from 1650 until 1672.