William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Fürst William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen. Anonymous portrait, ca. 1690. Siegerlandmuseum, Siegen.
Fürst of Nassau-Siegen
Coat of arms
Reign1679–1691
PredecessorJohn Maurice
SuccessorFrederick William Adolf
Full name
William Maurice Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Native nameWilhelm Moritz Fürst von Nassau-Siegen
BornWilhelm Moritz Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein
18/28 January 1649
Wisch Castle [nl], Terborg
Died23 January 1691Jul.
Nassauischer Hof [de], Siegen
Buried12 March 1691
Fürstengruft [nl], Siegen
Noble familyHouse of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg
Issue
Detail
FatherHenry of Nassau-Siegen
MotherMary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum
OccupationHopman of a company of Swiss soldiers in the Dutch States Army 1663, lieutenant colonel of an infantry regiment 1672, colonel 1673, ritmeester of a cavalry company 1678

Prince William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen (18/28 January 1649 – 23 January 1691Jul.), German: Wilhelm Moritz 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 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 Dutch States Army. In 1664, he was elevated to the rank and title of prince. In 1679, he became Fürst of Nassau-Siegen, a part of the County of Nassau.

William Maurice is described as a man of integrity, but not a man of above-average talent.[1]

  1. ^ Lück (1981), p. 116.