Prince Ernest Casimir of the Netherlands

Prince William Alexander Frederick ''Ernest Casimir'' of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: ''Willem Alexander Frederik Ernst Casimir, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau'';

Soestdijk Palace Soestdijk Palace ( nl, Paleis Soestdijk ) is a palace formerly belonging to the Dutch Royal Family. It consists of a central block and two wings. Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, the ...

, 21 May 1822 –

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, 22 October 1822) was the fourth son of the

Prince of Orange Prince of Orange (or Princess of Orange if the holder is female) is a title originally associated with the sovereign Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France and subsequently held by sovereigns in the Netherlands. The titl ...

, later

King William II of the Netherlands William II ( nl, Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, anglicized as William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William ...

and his wife Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was baptized on 18 June 1822 in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam. However, because he had

hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain. This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary i ...

, he died the same year. He was buried in the Protestant Church in Brussels until his body was transferred to the Royal Crypt in the Nieuwe Kerk,

Delft Delft () is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolita ...

, in 1860. 1822 births 1822 deaths Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church House of Orange-Nassau Burials in the Royal Crypt at Nieuwe Kerk, Delft Princes of Orange-Nassau People from Baarn People with hydrocephalus Royalty and nobility with disabilities Royal reburials Sons of kings Royalty and nobility who died as children {{Europe-royal-stub