#House of Nassau

[roehenstart]

Portrait of Louis of Nassau, Lord of den Lek and Beverweerd (1602-1665). Unknown artist.

He was the illegitimate son of Margaretha van Mechelen and Maurice, Prince of Orange, and so a collateral member of the House of Orange-Nassau. He was a Lord of the heerlijkheid (a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800) van De Lek (which he inherited on the death of his older brother, William of Nassau on his death in 1627), as well as the Beverweerd Castle (the second picture shows the Castle) and its heerlijkheid from his father.

#huis van nassau #house of nassau #the netherlands #louis of nassau

[dreamconsumer]

Portrait of Adolf of Nassau.

#adolf of nassau #Rijksmuseum #Grousherzogtum Lëtzebuerg #Grand-Duché de Luxembourg #Großherzogtum Luxemburg #house of nassau

[thestandrewknot]

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. Photographed by Édouard Kutter, 1964.

#grand ducal family of luxembourg #house of nassau #grand duke jean #grand duchess josephine charlotte #royal jewels

[classic-art-favourites]

Willem II, Prince of Orange and His Bride Mary Stuart by Anthony van Dyck, 1641.

#classic art #painting #anthony van dyck #flemish artist #17th century #portrait #couples portrait #indoor portrait #prince #princess #orange nassau #house of stuart #fashion #white dress

[royalbloopers]

#sweden #the netherlands #crown Princess Victoria #Swedish royal family #house of bernadotte #queen maxima #maxima zorreguieta #Dutch royal family #house of orange nassau #who wore it best

[haunthouse]

"it was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope." from the haunting of hill house vs "there is no life here. there is no joy here. there is no love here. there is no love here!" from black sails

#kaylee.txt #black sails #the haunting of hill house #loads gun. nassau haunted

[tomorrowusa]

Democrats pick up House seat in special election in NY-03!

I ❤️ NY-03!

Democrats have not won a major election in suburban Nassau County since Biden took the area in 2020. NY-03 is mostly in Nassau County and was famously won by Republican fabulist George Santos in 2022. It was Santos's ouster from the House which led to this special election.

So Democrat Tom Suozzi easily defeated his GOP opponent Mazi Pilip on Tuesday by a margin similar to Biden's win in 2020.

Republicans sought to use immigration against Democrats in this election – and failed.

William Kristol and Andrew Egger observed at The Bulwark:

Republicans pummeled Suozzi on immigration with waves of hyperbolic border-invasion ads. But in his three terms in Congress Suozzi had been, for a Democrat, something of a border hawk. And he had plenty of money to portray himself as that. Indeed, he did so aggressively. When Republicans in Congress torpedoed the border bill, Suozzi attacked them for doing so and lamented that it would not now be able to expel “eighty percent” of asylum seekers and to stop migrants from flooding New York.

Yep, Republicans have been demanding border reform. When a viable bipartisan plan became a possibility in the US Senate, they shot it down on orders from adjudicated sex offender Donald Trump.

So now we have a Republican border crisis which Trump hopes will catapult his demented self back into the White House. But indications from NY-03 are that it probably won't work out for them.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut was one of the senators who worked on the Senate bipartisan immigration reform which Trump sabotaged. Murphy sees the MAGA GOP flip-flop on the border as something which can be used against Republicans nationally.

Sen. Chris Murphy urges Democrats to follow Tom Suozzi and go on the offensive on the border

“Suozzi messaged aggressively on the issue, running ads that highlighted his support for a secure border and legal pathways to citizenship,” Murphy wrote. “He flipped the script on his Republican opponent, successfully painting her as unserious about border security because of her opposition to the bipartisan border bill, and turned what could have been a devastating political liability into an advantage.” Murphy acknowledged his frustration that after months of negotiating the bipartisan border security bill, Republicans in the Senate ultimately knifed it in a matter of days. But he said the GOP’s rejection of the bill provides Democrats with a way to counter GOP talking points on the border.

Back in NY-03, some Republican apologists tried to blame the 7.8% defeat of their candidate on the weather. The official NWS weather station at La Guardia Airport in Queens, next to NY-03, reported a grand total of 3.3 inches [8.38 cm] of snow on Tuesday. And the snow was over by 3 PM. In New York, polls are open until 9 PM. There was plenty of time for Republicans to sweep away the minor amount of snow from their sidewalks and get to their polling places. Don't let the GOP give you a snow job about their loss of a swing district.

Anyway, with the victory of Tom Suozzi, Republicans are one step closer to losing their majority under Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson.

#ny-03 #us house of representatives #special election #democratic victory #tom suozzi #mazi pilip #queens #nassau county #new york #snow #immigration reform #republican border crisis #chris murphy #“maga mike” johnson #donald trump #vote blue no matter who #election 2024

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Justice Department prosecutors have charged Rep. George Santos with federal offenses, three sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News, the most significant escalation in a growing pile of investigations that have plagued the first-term lawmaker since before he even took office.

One source said that Santos could surrender at the federal courthouse in the Eastern District of New York in the morning, and is expected to make a court appearance on Wednesday afternoon. A congressional source said that Santos learned about the charges on Tuesday. His lawyer has not returned requests for comment.

The New York Republican, who faced legal and political pressure to resign from Congress after he admitted to lying about parts of his background, is the subject of multiple investigations into his finances and other issues.

No court documents associated with the case were immediately available. CNN first reported the pending charges.

In December, two federal law enforcement sources confirmed that federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York had opened an investigation into Santos and were examining his finances, including potential irregularities involving financial disclosures and loans he made to his congressional campaign.

Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Santos announced his re-election campaign just last month, despite investigations into a variety of allegations against him in New York state, as well as by the House Ethics Committee.

The House panel announced in early March it had opened a probe into Santos to determine whether he may have "engaged in unlawful activity" while campaigning for Congress or if he "failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House."

The panel also said it would examine whether Santos violated federal conflict-of-interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services, as well as sexual misconduct allegations against him from a prospective aide.

A Navy veteran who accused Santos of disappearing with thousands of dollars from an online fundraising campaign intended to cover lifesaving surgery for his service dog also said that he spoke to the FBI about his allegations.

The Nassau County district attorney's office said in December that it, too, was looking into “numerous fabrications and inconsistencies” about Santos’ background after The New York Times uncovered a series of inconsistencies about his biography, including his education, work history and financial dealings. The New York State Attorney General’s Office said that same month that it was “looking into a number of issues” surrounding Santos.

While Santos has refused to resign from Congress, he said in late January that he would recuse himself from a pair of assignments on the Small Business and Science committees amid the probes.

#us politics #news #nbc news #2023 #rep. george santos #george santos probe #george santos should resign #new york #nassau county district attorney's office #New York State Attorney General’s Office #the new york times #House Ethics Committee #us house of representatives #Eastern District of New York #republicans #conservatives #gop

[houseglucksburgmonpezat]

“Like a friendship.”

#Queen Maxima #Crown Princess Mary #Crown Prince Frederik #Dutch Royal Family #Danish Royal Family #Koningin Maxima #Kronprinsesse Mary #Kronprins Frederik #House Orange Nassau #House Glucksburg Monpezat #FM visits: Netherlands 2022 #[\/] #FRIENDSHIP #lol idk #i'm very simpish presently

[sophiebernadotte]

Queen Sofia of Sweden and Norway by Hilda Lindgren (oil on canvas, 1875)

Sofia of Nassau's full name was Sofia Vilhelmina Mariana Henrietta. She was born in July 1836 at Biebrich Palace in the German Duchy of Nassau.

In the summer of 1856, she stayed with her older half-sister Marie at the palace of Monrepos. There, she met Prince Oskar (II). They married on 6 June 1857 at Biebrich Palace.

Sofia was known for her extensive charity work. She established Sweden's first nursing training, and laid the groundwork for Stockholm's Sophiahemmet hospital.

Photo: royalpalaces.se

#swedish royal family #queen sofia #sophie von nassau #sophie of nassau #sophia von nassau #sophia of nassau #house of nassau weilburg #art history #official portrait #swedish royalty #swedish history #royal history

[pokadandelion]

Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide of Luxembourg

#grand duchess marie adelaide of luxembourg #grand ducal family of luxembourg #house of nassau weilburg

[roehenstart]

Prince William of Orange-Nassau (1795-1865). By Alexander Delatour.

#the netherlands #huis van oranje nassau #house of orange #william of orange #alexander delatour

[krasivaa]

Hi! Top 3 fav tiaras? Luving u ssm by the way ♡♡

Hii lovely!! Thank you so much for your precious compliment and the question🩵

I love literally everything royalty-related, including tiaras, of course-but here are some of my favorites.

Yusupov lover’s knot tiara

In the second picture, you can see Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova wearing it.

Queen Maxima’s starry wedding tiara

In the pictures you can see Queen Maxima of The Netherlands wearing it.

The Mellerio Shell tiara

In the second pucture you can see Queen Letizia of Spain wearing it.

#should i make new series of this? #didi’s #didi #queen letizia #queen maxima #dutch royal family #spanish royal family #durf #srf #orange-nassau #house of orange-nassau #bourbon #house of bourbon #princess tatiana alexandrovna yusupov #tatiana alexandrovna #yusupov #tiara #tiaras

[thestandrewknot]

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. Photographed by Édouard Kutter, 1964.

#grand ducal family of luxembourg #house of nassau #grand duke jean #grand duchess josephine charlotte #royal jewels

[imnotfinebutimfine]

miranda's "it's like she's some sort of clock that's finally struck its chime and woken me from this dream we've been living" about abigail ashe in 2.08 vs "your clock by the wall -" in 2.09... is that anything

#black sails #miranda waking up to their reality in a serious way for the first time? #the realization of how much time has passed stuck in nassau? #the realization that nothing no matter how hard she hoped could go back to normal #she can't go back to the house that had thomas's stuff in it and be with little 5 year old abigail anymore because the house was torn apart #its pieces given away #and abigail has grown up #and what does miranda do when the clock strikes and she wakes the fuck up? #she takes a page from flint's book #starts calling for blood and destruction to soothe her broken heart #anyway. maybe this is smth maybe not... #also. someone else may have had this realization ten million years ago so sorry about that if true #mine

[royalbloopers]

#the netherlands #queen maxima #maxima zorreguieta #dutch royal family #house of orange nassau #candid