Ancestral Trails 2016 » George Friedrich von NASSAU-SIEGEN (1606-1674)

Personal data George Friedrich von NASSAU-SIEGEN 


Household of George Friedrich von NASSAU-SIEGEN

He is married to Mauritia Eleonora de PORTUGAL.

They got married on June 4, 1647 at The Hague, Netherlands, he was 41 years old.


Notes about George Friedrich von NASSAU-SIEGEN

George Frederick Louis of Nassau-Siegen, called "Fritz", (b. 23 February 1606 in Dillenburg, d. 5 April 1674 in Bergen op Zoom) was Count of Nassau-Siegen (from 1664: Prince of Nassau-Siegen), Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Diez, Baron of Beilstein.

George Frederick was the son of John VII, Count of Nassau (1561-1623) and his second wife, Princess Margareth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1583-1658). His brother was John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ("The Brasilian") (1604-1679), his sister Amalia Magdalena of Nassau-Siegen (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 Rheinberg. 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. From 1638 until his death after an injury on the battlefield 1674, he was ruler of Nassau-Siegen and successor of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen.

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

George Frederick had two illegitimate children:
a daughter
Margaretha Sofia (d. 1737), married Johann Fer in 1669.
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Birthday February 23, 1606

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
    • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
    • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
    • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
    • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
    • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

Day of marriage June 4, 1647

Day of death April 5, 1674

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1674: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 19 » England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
    • March 14 » The Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of Ronas Voe results in the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam being captured with a death toll of up to 300 Dutch crew and soldiers.
    • May 21 » The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
    • September 24 » Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji.
    • November 10 » Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England.


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