George Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

George Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
George Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Born	(1606-02-23)23 February 1606 Dillenburg
Died	2 October 1674(1674-10-02) (aged 68) Bergen op Zoom
Noble family	House of Nassau
Spouse(s)	Mauritia Eleonora of Portugal
Father	John VII of Nassau-Siegen
Mother	Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

Coat of arms of George Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.

George Frederick Louis of Nassau-Siegen, called "Fritz", (23 February 1606, in Dillenburg – 2 October 1674, in Bergen op Zoom) was Count of Nassau-Siegen (from 1664: Prince of Nassau-Siegen), Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez, Lord of Beilstein.

Life[]

George Frederick was the son of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen (1561–1623) and his second wife, Princess Margareth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1583–1658). His brother was John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ("The Brazilian") (1604–1679), his sister (1613–1669).

George Frederick was a soldier and became on 19 November 1627 Captain (Hauptmann) of the infantry of the Dutch Republic. On 3 January 1633 he became Rittmeister of the cavalry. On 9 January 1637 he returned as Major to the infantry where he was promoted to Oberst on 8 January 1642. From 30 October 1648 to 1658, George Frederick was Stadtholder of . On 25 October 1658 he became Gouverneur of Bergen op Zoom. In 1661 he became knight of the highest order of Denmark, the Order of the Elephant.

On 4 June 1647 he married Mauritia Eleonora of Portugal (1609–1674) in The Hague. The marriage produced no children.

George Frederick had one illegitimate child:

• Margaretha Sofia (d. 1737), married Johann Fer in 1669.

External links[]

• Website about George Frederick of Nassau-Siegen (nl)