Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (7 April 1621 – 25 July 1642,

Straelen Straelen (; Low Rhenish: ''Strale'') is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo. Twinning : Bayon The Bayon ( km, ...

), was the oldest son of Count William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his wife, Landgravine

Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach (born: 9 July 1595; died: 18 November 1651 in Saarbrücken) was a Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken by marriage to William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken, and regent of Nassau-Saarbrücken during the minority of her ...

. He succeeded his father as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken in 1640. As he was still a minor at the time, he stood under the regency of his mother. Crato was killed in battle at

in 1642 and was succeeded by his younger brother John Louis. Counts of Nassau House of Nassau 1621 births 1642 deaths 17th-century German people {{Germany-count-stub