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As I said in my Prior of Crato thread, I had this thought bunny bouncing around. If all of Willem de Zwijger's sons were to die without issue (legitimate or no - not hard, since before he met Margarethe van Mechelen, Maurits had no kids AFAIK). His daughters would be the heiresses to what the Nassaus owned in the Netherlands, since by my understanding, the Dutch Nassau holdings came originally from Johanna van Polanen, supplemented by marriages to Dutch heiresses such as Anna van Egmond.

Willem's eldest daughter, Maria (b.1556) and his second, Anna (b.1563) were both childless. His third, Emilia (b.1569) married a Catholic. Fourth daughter, Luise Juliana (b.1576) married the Elector Palatine.

Now, if things run as OTL (regarding the daughters), then should Maurits' half-brothers die, Emilia is going to become a very attractive heiress (if she weren't wed) - maybe even her Scottish marriage plans going through? However, let's assume that Emilia marries as OTL (to a Catholic), and Frederik Hendrik dies shortly thereafter. Filip Willem was bypassed OTL for his religion (Catholic), so I imagine that even with kids, he'd still be eliminated from considerations. Then, Maurits and his eldest illegitimate son (b.1601 - next one wasn't until 1604), both die (between 1601 and 1604). While the Nassau-Dillenburgs can claim the Nassau lands, those lands acquired by Willem de Zwijger's marriages/conquests are a little iffier.

Winter King scenario in the Netherlands, anyone?
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