Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Born	26 April 1640; Metz
Died	8 September 1675 (aged 35)
Noble family	Nassau
Spouse(s)	Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg
Father	Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg

Frederick of Nassau-Weilburg (born 26 April 1640 in Metz; died: 8 September 1675) was the ruling Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1655 to 1675.

He was the son of Ernest Casimir (1607–1655) and his wife Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg (1610–1656).

His parents fled to Metz during the Thirty Years' War. Frederick was born in Metz and spent his early years there. After the end of the war, the family returned to a devastated country. Frederick inherited Nassau-Weilburg in 1655. As he was still a minor at the time, his uncle John acted as regent. When he married in 1663, he was declared an adult and took up government himself.

In 1672, the Franco-Dutch war broke out. Nassau-Weilburg remained neutral, but suffered nevertheless from troops passing through.

Frederick died in 1675 of a riding accident. Count John Louis acted as regent for Frederick's children, who were still minors.

Marriage and issue

Frederick married on 26 May 1663 with Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1646–1678). She was the daughter of Count Ernest of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1599–1649). They had the following children:

John Ernst (born: 13 June 1664; died: 27 January 1719), married in 1683 with Marie Polyxena of Leiningen-Hartsburg (1662–1725)
Frederick William Louis (born: 21 August 1665; died: 14 August 1684, fell in battle before Buda)
Marie Christiane (born: 6 November 1666; died: 18 December 1734)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

16. Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

8. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

17. Anna of Mansfeld-Hinterort

4. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

18. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

9. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg

19. Juliana of Stolberg

2. Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

20. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

10. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

21. Christine of Saxony

5. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel

22. Christopher, Duke of Württemberg

11. Sabine of Württemberg

23. Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

1. Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

24. William I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein

12. Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein

25. Johanetta of Isenburg-Neumagen

6. William II of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg

26. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach

13. Elisabeth of Solms-Laubach

27. Agnes of Wied

3. Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg

28. Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (= 16)

14. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (= 8)

29. Anna of Mansfeld-Hinterort (= 17)

7. Anna Ottilie of Nassau-Weilburg

30. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (= 18)

15. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (= 9)

31. Juliana of Stolberg (= 19)

References

Christian Daniel Vogel, Beschreibung des herzogthums Nassau, p. 355 Online
Fried Köllner, Geschichte des vormaligen Nassau-Sarbrück'schen Landes und seiner Regenten, p. 338 ff Online

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Nassau". Genealogy.EU.

Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg House of Nassau Born: 26 April 1640 Died: 8 September 1675
Preceded by Ernest Casimir	Count of Nassau-Weilburg 1655-1675	Succeeded by John Ernst

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