Wilhelm (Willem) Nassau (August 18, 1601 - August 18, 1627) - Danish military man in 1620-1627, illegitimate son of Moritz of Orange from his mistress Margarita Mechelenskaya [1] .
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Content
- 1 life
- 2 family
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Life
He received the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire and was also widely known in France as the “Chevalier de Nassau”. After 1625, he was granted land and the title of Lord de Lek in hereditary possession.
From the age of nineteen, William served in the Dutch army, fighting against Spain. At the age of only 24, he received the rank of Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Friesland, replacing the staff halter Frederick Heinrich . He was captain of the Dutch ships that participated in the naval campaign of Cadiz in 1625. In the summer of 1627 he was present at the siege of Grunlo . On August 18, shortly before the end of the siege, William was shot and wounded while fighting the French troops at the front; the wound was fatal [2] . Thus, he died on his 27th birthday. His brother Ludwig inherited the lands of William [3] .
Family
On April 4, 1627, in Sluice , four months before his death, William married Anna van der Noot, Lady Hoogwood and Aartswood. Although he did not have children with Anna, he had one illegitimate son from Barbara Augustina Cox, William of Nassau (1620–1679).
Notes
- ↑ van der Pas, Leo Willem van Nassau Heer van de Lek . Willem van Nassau Heer van de Lek . Date of treatment November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Hugo de Groot (1629): Beleegeringh der stadt Grol , Translation from the Latin Grollae Obsidio by J. Goris, Amsterdam, 1681
- ↑ Motley, John Lothrop. The life and death of John of Barneveld: advocate of Holland. - Harper & Brothers, 1874.
Literature
- AWE Dek, Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau, Zaltbommel 1970, 148-149
- Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen, Oranje-Nassau: Een biografisch woordenboek, Haarlem 2004, 28, 50, 156-157, 191, 269, 271