Maria Belgica of Portugal

Layers of Maria Belgia. The City of Vevey is the godmother of the child. Allegorical painting painted by Claude de Villarzel and given in 1631 to the City of Vevey (Vevey Historical Museum) Maria Belgica of Portugal, also known as Maria Belgica of Crato (born before 12 October 1598 – 28 July 1647), was the daughter of Manuel of Portugal, son of the self-proclaimed Portuguese king António of Crato, and Countess Emilia of Nassau (1569–1629), the youngest daughter of William of Orange from his second marriage.

Life Maria Belgica was born and raised in Delft. She must have been approximately 27-years-old when she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, with her mother and sisters. Soon after she arrived in Geneva she decided to return to The Hague to negotiate a stipend she was entitled to with her uncle Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and to request her inheritance from her aunt, Maria of Nassau, the Countess of Hohenlohe. Bern Theodore Croll, married Susanne Polier, daughter of Jan Pieter Polier, Lord of Bottens-Bauteren and Captain of the city of Lausanne. They had no children. Emilia Catharina Croll, married Claude d'Amond in 1653 and had a daughter, Juliana Catharina. Anna Rosine Croll, married Jean des Vignes, head of the court of Genoiller in 1653. They had two sons. Mauritius Sabine Croll, married Bernard Benedict Des Champs, Lord of St. George, and had a son. Helene Beatrix Croll, died young. Susanne Sidonia Croll, married 1) Jean François Badel and 2) Vincent Ardin. She had children from both marriages.