Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Count Henry of Nassau-Siegen (9 August 1611, in Siegen – 7 November 1652, in Hulst) was an officer and diplomat in the service of the Dutch Republic. He was a son of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen and his wife, Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1583-1658). After the Siege of Hulst in 1645 he became governor of that city.
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 Henry of Nassau-Siegen | |
| Born | 9 August 1611 Siegen |
| Died | 7 November 1652 (aged 41) Hulst |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum |
| Father | John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen |
| Mother | Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
He married on 29 April 1646 to Maria Magdalene (1632 – 27 December 1707 in Siegen). She was a daughter of Georg Ernst of Limburg Stirum (1593-1649) from his first marriage, on 26 September 1591 in Detmold, to Countess Magdalene of Bentheim (1591-1649). Henry and Marie Magdalene had four children:
- Ernestine (1647-1652)
- William Maurice (1649-1691), who later ruled Nassau-Siegen
- Sophie Amalie (10 January 1650 in Wisch – 15 November 1688 in Jelgava), married in 1678 to Frederick Casimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1650-1698)
- Frederick Henry (1651-1676)
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