George Frederick of Nassau-Siegen | |
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![]() Prince George Frederick of Nassau-Siegen. Anonymous portrait, 1636. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. | |
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Full name | George Frederick Louis Prince of Nassau-Siegen |
Native name | Georg Friedrich Ludwig Prinz von Nassau-Siegen |
Born | Georg Friedrich Ludwig Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein 23 February 1606 Dillenburg Castle |
Died | 2 October 1674 Bergen op Zoom | (aged 68)
Buried | Terborg, later reburied in the Fürstengruft , Siegen |
Noble family | House of Nassau-Siegen |
Spouse(s) | Mauritia Eleonora of Portugal |
Father | John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen |
Mother | Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
Occupation | Captain of the infantry in the Dutch States Army 1627, ritmeester of the cavalry 1633, major 1637, colonel 1642, commander of Rheinberg 1648–1658, governor of Bergen op Zoom 1658–1674. |
Prince George Frederick of Nassau-Siegen (23 February 1606 – 2 October 1674), German: Georg Friedrich Prinz von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Prinz von Nassau, Graf zu 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. In 1664 he was elevated to the rank and title of prince. He served as an officer in the Dutch States Army, and was successively commander of Rheinberg and governor of Bergen op Zoom.