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The Wilhelm of the title was father to William the Silent, Stadtholder of the Holland and Zeeland. By his second wife, Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode. By his first wife, Walburga van Egmond, Wilhelm only had two daughters.

I'm not sure what killed Walburga OTL, but from Juliane descrended the houses of Nassau-Orange, -Dietz and -Dillenburg, -Vianden and -Siegen. Ergo, should Walburga survive (lets say she lives, but can't have anymore kids), these five branches of the house of Nassau are wiped from the historical map (at least, the OTL editions of them). To make it extra fun, let's make Walburga outlive her husband - so no chance of him remarrying.

How would this impact (particularly Dutch) history? What would happen to the Dutch holdings that the Nassau branch has been building up in the Netherlands?
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