Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg

Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg
Fürstin of Nassau-Siegen
Fürstin Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen, nee Princess of Nassau-Schaumburg, Fürst William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen and their sons Frederick William Adolf and Charles Louis Henry. Anonymous portrait, ca. 1690. Siegerlandmuseum, Siegen.
Fürstin-Regent of Nassau-Siegen
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Reign1691–1701
Full name
Ernestine Charlotte Princess of Nassau-Schaumburg
Native nameErnestine Charlotte Prinzessin von Nassau-Schaumburg
BornErnestine Charlotte Prinzessin von Nassau, Gräfin zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez und Holzappel, Frau zu Beilstein, Laurenburg und Schaumburg
20 May 1662Jul.
Schaumburg Castle
Died21 February 1732
Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen
Buried15 March 1732
Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen
Noble familyHouse of Nassau-Schaumburg
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Issue
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FatherAdolf of Nassau-Schaumburg
MotherElisabeth Charlotte Melander, Countess of Holzappel

Princess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg (20 May 1662Jul. – 21 February 1732), German: Ernestine Charlotte Prinzessin von Nassau-Schaumburg, official titles: Prinzessin von Nassau, Gräfin zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez und Holzappel, Frau zu Beilstein, Laurenburg und Schaumburg, was a princess from the House of Nassau-Schaumburg, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau and through marriage Fürstin of Nassau-Siegen. She was regent of the Principality of Nassau-Siegen (part of the County of Nassau) for her son Frederick William Adolf in the period 1691–1701.