Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg (1641-1701)
Noble family House of Nassau
Father George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
Mother Anna Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Born 28 August 1641(1641-08-28)
Dillenburg
Died 18 April 1701(1701-04-18) (aged 59)
Ludwigsbrunn Castle

Prince Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg (born: 28 August 28, 1641 in Dillenburg; died: 18 April 1701 at Ludwigsbrunn Castle) was a Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg from 1662 until his death. He was the son of George Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg (1618–1656) and his wife, Anna Augusta (17 December 1612 – 9 June 1673), a daughter of Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Life

He studied at Herborn Academy, which could enjoy an upswing during his rule, and in France. After completing his stidues, he served in the Dutch army, where he reached the rank of commander. When his grandfather, Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, died in 1662, he inherited the county, because his father had already died. When his uncle Adolph died without a male heir in 1676, he inherited Nassau-Schaumburg as well.

His reign is regarded as competent but unspectacular. He tried unsuccessfully to claim the inheritance of his father-in-law, George III of Brieg. After his death, he was succeeded by his oldest son William II, and after William II died without a son, by his younger son Christian.

Marriage and issue

He married in 1663 with Dorothea Elizabeth, the daughter of Duke George III of Brieg.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

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