George Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg (4 March 1618 – 19 May 1656)[1] was Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg.
George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1618 |
| Died | 19 May 1656 (aged 38) |
| Buried | Dillenburg |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Father | Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| Mother | Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Early life
editHe was the son of Prince Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg and his wife, Countess Katharina of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1588–1651), daughter of Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein and his second wife, Countess Elisabeth von Solms-Laubach (1549–1599).
Marriage
editGeorge Louis married on 19 February 1638 in Coppenbrügge to Princess Anna Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1612–1673),[2] the daughter of Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Elizabeth of Denmark.
Death
editHe never inherited the principality, because he died before his father. George Louis died on 19 August 1656 at the age of 38 and was buried in Dillenburg the next day.
Issue
edit- Elisabeth Catherine (1639–1641)
- Sophia Eleonora (1640–1712)
- Henry (1641–1701), succeeded George Louis's father as Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Elisabeth Charlotte (1643–1686), married to Count Ferdinand Gobert von Aspremont-Lynden
- stillborn son (1645)
- Elisabeth Louise (1648–1670)
- Anna Catherine (born 1651)
References
edit- ^ Michel Huberty (1981). L'Allemagne dynastique: Brunswick, Nassau, Schwarzbourg (in French). A. Giraud. p. 292. ISBN 978-2-901138-03-7.
- ^ Andrew Halliday (1821). A General History of the House of Guelph Or Royal Family of Great-Britain. Thomas and George Underwood. p. 18.
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