Louis Of Nassau, Lord Of De Lek And Beverweerd
Louis of Nassau, Lord of De Lek and Beverweerd (1602 – The Hague, 28 February 1665) was a Dutch soldier. He was the illegitimate son of Margaretha van Mechelen and Maurice, Prince of Orange, and so a collateral member of the House of Orange-Nassau. He was a Lord of the heerlijkheid van De Lek (which he inherited on the death of his older brother, William of Nassau (1601–1627), William of Nassau on his death in 1627), as well as the Beverweerd Castle and its :nl:Beverweerd, heerlijkheid from his father. Career He joined the army which had claimed his brother William's life and served with distinction in 1629 in the battle near 's-Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch. In 1632 he was advanced to Colonel and after 1635 was in charge of a regiment. In 1640 during the battle for Hulst, he prevented the cannons from falling into enemy hands. In the same year he was sent to Paris to advise the French king of the forthcoming marriage of the 14-year-old William II, Prince of Orange, William II ...
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Lous Of Nassau, Lord Of Den Lek And Beverweerd
Lous is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andreas Lous (1728–1797), Danish naval officer *Georg Lous (1878–1949), Norwegian barrister and businessman *Georg Lous Jr. (1916–1996), Norwegian barrister *Karl Lous (1847–1928), Norwegian barrister *Kristian Lous (1875–1941), Norwegian astronomer {{surname ...
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