Christian of Nassau-Siegen
Count Christian of Nassau-Siegen (16 July 1616 – 1/11 April 1644), German: Christian Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was a count from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau. He served as an officer in the Hessian Army and the Imperial Army successively.
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Count Christian of Nassau-Siegen. Detail from a painting attributed to Wybrand de Geest, 1635–1640. Foundation Historical Collections of the House of Orange-Nassau, The Hague. | |
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| Full name | Christian Count of Nassau-Siegen |
| Native name | Christian Graf von Nassau-Siegen |
| Born | Christian Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein 16 July 1616 Siegen Castle |
| Died | 1/11 April 1644 near Düren |
| Buried | 4/14 June 1644 Fürstengruft, Evangelische Stadtkirche, Dillenburg Reburied: unknown date Fürstengruft, Siegen |
| Noble family | House of Nassau-Siegen |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Barbara von Quadt-Landskron-Rheinbach |
| Issue | – |
| Father | John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen |
| Mother | Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| Occupation | Officer in the Hessian Army 1633, colonel of the cuirassiers in the Imperial Army 1642 |
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