▁▁▁ ▁O ran j ew oud ▁Palace ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 6 ▁Count ess ▁Albert ine ▁Ag nes ▁of ▁N ass au ▁bought ▁a ▁country ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁as ▁a ▁bu iten pla ats ▁or ▁summer ▁residence . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Princess ▁of ▁Orange , ▁and ▁a ▁wid ow ▁of ▁the ▁F ris ian ▁Stad th older ▁Wille m ▁Freder ik ▁of ▁N ass au - D iet z . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁her ▁daughter ▁Princess ▁Henri ë tte ▁Am alia ▁of ▁An halt - D ess au ▁owned ▁the ▁palace . ▁Her ▁architect ▁Daniel ▁Mar ot , ▁known ▁for ▁Het ▁L oo ▁Palace , ▁designed ▁a ▁new ▁palace . ▁Two ▁wings ▁were ▁built , ▁but ▁the ▁central ▁building ▁was ▁never ▁built . ▁ ▁After ▁Princess ▁Henri ë tte ' s ▁death , ▁John ▁William ▁F ris o , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁palace . ▁He ▁died ▁very ▁early , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Land gra v ine ▁Marie ▁Louise ▁of ▁H esse - K ass el ▁stayed ▁at ▁O ran j ew oud ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Until ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁the ▁palace ▁was ▁often ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁stad h oud ers . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁William ▁IV , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange ▁lived ▁in ▁O ran j ew oud . ▁William ▁V , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange ▁visited ▁the ▁palace ▁one ▁last ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁ ▁Bes ide ▁O ran j ew oud