Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Prince Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen (20 February 1680 – 13 February 1722), German: Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg und Bronkhorst, Herr zu Beilstein, Stirum, Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde und Wildenborch, Erbbannerherr des Herzogtums Geldern und der Grafschaft Zutphen, was since 1691 Fürst of Nassau-Siegen, a part of the County of Nassau. He descended from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau.
Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen | |
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Fürst Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen. Anonymous portrait, first quarter 18th century. Siegerlandmuseum, Siegen. | |
| Fürst of Nassau-Siegen | |
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| Reign | 1691–1722 |
| Predecessor | William Maurice |
| Successor | Frederick William II |
| Full name | Frederick William Adolf Prince of Nassau-Siegen |
| Native name | Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Fürst von Nassau-Siegen |
| Born | Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Prinz von Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg und Bronkhorst, Herr zu Beilstein, Stirum, Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde und Wildenborch, Erbbannerherr des Herzogtums Geldern und der Grafschaft Zutphen 20 February 1680 Nassauischer Hof, Siegen |
| Died | 13 February 1722 (aged 41) Nassauischer Hof, Siegen |
| Buried | 10 April 1722 Fürstengruft, Siegen |
| Noble family | House of Nassau-Siegen |
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| Father | William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen |
| Mother | Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg |
| Occupation | Captain of a company in the Dutch States Army 1684 |
Not much is known about his life, but a short biography written by his councillor Miltenberger is kept in the Royal House Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague.
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