George Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg (4 March 1618 – 19 May 1656) was Hereditary Prince of

Nassau-Dillenburg The County of Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire from the period of the formal recognition of the countly title in 1159 (though "de facto" sovereignty began in 1125) until the declaration of the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 with ...

Early life

He was the son of Prince Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg and his wife, Countess Katharina of

Sayn-Wittgenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein was a county of medieval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. History Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg (1314-1392), a member of the House of Sponheim, married ...

(1588–1651), daughter of

Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein, nicknamed "the Elder", formally "Louis I of Sayn, Count at Wittgenstein" (7 December 1532 at Wittgenstein Castle, near Bad Laasphe – 2 July 1605, while travelling near Altenkirchen) ruled the County of ...

and his second wife, Countess Elisabeth von

Solms-Laubach Solms-Laubach was a County of southern Hesse and eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The House of Solms had its origins in Solms, Hesse. History Solms-Laubach was originally created as a partition of Solms-Lich. In 1537 Philip, Count of S ...

(1549–1599).

Marriage

George Louis married on 19 February 1638 in

Coppenbrügge Coppenbrügge is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 15 km (10 miles) east of Hamelin. The Municipality covers the following villages: * Bäntorf * Behrensen * Bessingen * ...

to Princess Anna Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1612–1673), the daughter of Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Elizabeth of Denmark.

Death

He never inherited the principality, because he died before his father. George Louis died on 19 August 1656 at the age of 38 and was buried in

Dillenburg Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis. The town lies on the German- Dutch holiday roa ...

the next day.

Issue

* Elisabeth Catherine (1639–1641) * Sophia Eleonora (1640–1712) *

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

(1641–1701), succeeded George Louis's father as Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg * Elisabeth Charlotte (1643–1686), married to Count Ferdinand Gobert von Aspremont-Lynden and Count August Piast * stillborn son (1645) * Elisabeth Louise (1648–1670) * Anna Catherine (born 1651)

References

House of Nassau Princes of Nassau 1618 births 1656 deaths 17th-century German people Sons of princes regnant Heirs apparent who never acceded {{Germany-noble-stub