Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler
Spouse(s) Christiane of Ahlefeldt
Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Noble family House of Nassau
Father John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Mother Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Born 13 November 1651
Ottweiler
Died 25 May 1728 (aged 76)
Saarbrücken

Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler (born 13 November 1651 in Ottweiler; died: 25 May 1728 in Saarbrücken) was a member of the House of Nassau.

Biography

He was the son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler and Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. He was count of Nassau-Ottweiler from 1680 until his death. From 1721, he was also Count of Nassau-Idstein; from 1723 also Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken. Because he had no male heir, his territories fell to his cousin Charles of Nassau-Usingen after his death in 1728.

Family

Frederick Louis married on 28 July 1680 with Christiane (1659-1695), the daughter of Frederick of Ahlefeldt and Margaret Dorothea of Rantzau. They had eight daughters:

After Christiane's death, Frederick Louis married on 27 September 1697 Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg (11 April 1662 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg 9 April 1751 in Ottweiler), the daughter of Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. This marriage remained childless.

Ancestry

Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Born: 13 November 1651 Died: 25 May 1728
Preceded by
John Louis
Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
1680-1728
Succeeded by
Charles
Preceded by
George August
Count of Nassau-Idstein
1721-1728
Preceded by
Charles Louis
Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
1721-1728