Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham

Henry de Nassau
Baron Alford
Lord d'Auverquerque
Viscount Boston
1st Earl of Grantham
Arms of Nassau-den Lek and Ouwerkerk ("Auverquerque")
Born1673
The Hague, the Dutch Republic
Baptised30 May 1673
The Hague, the Dutch Republic
Died5 December 1754(1754-12-05) (aged 81)
Buried12 December 1754
St James's Church, Piccadilly, London
Noble familyOrange-Nassau
SpouseLady Henrietta Butler (1675–1724)
IssueHenry, Viscount Boston
Thomas, Viscount Boston
Lady Frances de Nassau d'Auverquerque
Emilia Mary
Lady Henrietta de Nassau d'Auverquerque
FatherHendrik van Nassau
MotherFrancoise van Aerssen
OccupationLord Chamberlain

Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham PC (born Hendrik van Nassau, 1673 – 5 December 1754), was a British Army officer, courtier and peer who was a member of the House of Orange-Nassau and second cousin once removed to William III of England. He inherited the lordship of Ouwerkerk (known in English as Overkirk and in French as Auverquerque) in Holland,[1] and was a count of the Holy Roman Empire.

  1. ^ ten Dam, René, "Geschiedenis van de grafkelder van de familie Nassau in Ouderkerk aan de IJssel", accessed May 19, 2010[permanent dead link]