Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen (9 August 1611 in Siegen 27 October 1652 in Hulst) was Count of Nassau-Siegen from 1611 to 1623. He was a son of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen and his wife, Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1558-1599).

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Born(1611-08-09)9 August 1611
Siegen
Died27 October 1652(1652-10-27) (aged 41)
Hulst
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Maria Elisabeth of Limburg-Stirum
FatherJohn VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
MotherMargaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

He married on 19 April 1646 to Maria Magdalene (1623 26 December 1707 in Siegen). She was a daughter of Georg Ernst of Limburg Stirum (1593-1649) from his first marriage, on 26 September 1591 in Detmold, to Countess Magdalene of Bentheim (1591-1649). Henry II and Marie Magdalene had four children:

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Born: 9 August 1611 Died: 27 October 1652
Preceded by
John VII
Count of Nassau-Siegen
1611-1623
Succeeded by
John VIII


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