Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk

Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk
Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk
Personal details
Born	16 December 1640; The Hague, Netherlands
Died	18 October 1708 (aged 67); Roeselaere, Belgium
Spouse	Frances van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck
Children	8
Parent(s)	Louis of Nassau-Beverweerd; Isabella van Hoorn
Military service
Battles/wars	Franco-Dutch War Battle of Seneffe; Battle of Saint-Denis; ; Nine Years' War Invasion of England; Battle of the Boyne; Battle of Leuze; Battle of Steenkerque; Battle of Landen; Siege of Namur; ; War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Elixheim; Battle of Ramillies; Siege of Ostend; Siege of Ath; Battle of Oudenaarde; Siege of Lille; ;

Henry, Count of Nassau, Lord of Overkirk (Dutch: Hendrik van Nassau-Ouwerkerk, French: Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque) (1640 – 18 October 1708) was a Dutch military general and second cousin of King William III of England. He would come to play a prominent role in the wars against Louis XIV of France, and led the Dutch States Army during the battles of Ramillies and Oudenarde. While Lord of Ouwerkerk and Woudenberg in the Netherlands, the English called him "Lord Overkirk" or "Count Overkirk".

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