Christian of Nassau-Siegen

Christian of Nassau-Siegen
Count Christian of Nassau-Siegen. Detail from a painting attributed to Wybrand de Geest, 1635–1640. Foundation Historical Collections of the House of Orange-Nassau, The Hague.
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Full name
Christian Count of Nassau-Siegen
Native nameChristian Graf von Nassau-Siegen
BornChristian Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
16 July 1616
Siegen Castle [de]
Died1/11 April 1644
near Düren
Buried4/14 June 1644
Fürstengruft [nl], Evangelische Stadtkirche [de], Dillenburg
Reburied: unknown date
Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen
Noble familyHouse of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)Anna Barbara von Quadt-Landskron-Rheinbach
Issue
FatherJohn VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen
MotherMargaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
OccupationOfficer in the Hessian Army 1633, colonel of the cuirassiers in the Imperial Army 1642

Count Christian of Nassau-Siegen (16 July 1616 – 1/11 April 1644), German: Christian Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was a count from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau. He served as an officer in the Hessian Army and the Imperial Army successively.