Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Fürst Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen. Anonymous portrait, first quarter 18th century. Siegerlandmuseum, Siegen.
Fürst of Nassau-Siegen
Coat of arms
Reign1691–1722
PredecessorWilliam Maurice
SuccessorFrederick William II
Full name
Frederick William Adolf Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Native nameFriedrich Wilhelm Adolf Fürst von Nassau-Siegen
BornFriedrich Wilhelm Adolf Prinz von Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg und Bronkhorst, Herr zu Beilstein, Stirum, Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde und Wildenborch, Erbbannerherr des Herzogtums Geldern und der Grafschaft Zutphen
(1680-02-20)20 February 1680
Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen
Died13 February 1722(1722-02-13) (aged 41)
Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen
Buried10 April 1722
Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen
Noble familyHouse of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)
Issue
Detail
FatherWilliam Maurice of Nassau-Siegen
MotherErnestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg
OccupationCaptain of a company in the Dutch States Army 1684

Prince Frederick William Adolf[note 1] of Nassau-Siegen (20 February 1680 – 13 February 1722), German: Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg und Bronkhorst, Herr zu Beilstein, Stirum, Wisch, Borculo, Lichtenvoorde und Wildenborch, Erbbannerherr des Herzogtums Geldern und der Grafschaft Zutphen, was since 1691 Fürst of Nassau-Siegen, a part of the County of Nassau. He descended from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau.

Not much is known about his life, but a short biography written by his councillor Miltenberger is kept in the Royal House Archive of the Netherlands [nl] in The Hague.[2]

  1. ^ Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 340.
  2. ^ Lück (1981), p. 116.


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