Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s) Sophie Polyxena Concórdia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Noble family House of Nassau
Father Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Mother Juliane of Hesse-Homburg
Born (1706-11-11)11 November 1706
Siegen
Died 11 November 1734(1734-11-11) (aged 28)
Siegen

Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (11 November 1706 in Siegen 11 November 1734[1] in Siegen) was the last Prince of Nassau-Siegen from the Calvinist line. He was the eldest son of Frederick William Adolph (1680–1722) and his wife, Juliane of Hesse-Homburg (1681–1707).

He was only 16 years old when he inherited the principality and was unable to lead it out of its financial crisis.

He died in 1734 without a male heir. Emperor Charles VI then enfeoffed Nassau-Siegen to William IV of Orange-Nassau-Dietz.

Marriage and issue

On 23 September 1728, Frederick William II married Sophie Polyxena Concórdia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (28 May 1709 in Berlin 15 December 1781 in Siegen), the daughter of Count August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein. They had five daughters:

Ancestors

Footnotes

  1. "Zurückgeblättert...", Siegener Zeitungof 4 December 2010
  2. Genealogy of the Wever family
Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Born: 11 November 1706 Died: 11 November 1734
Preceded by
Frederick William Adolph
Prince of Nassau-Siegen
1722–1734
Succeeded by
William IV
as Prince of Orange-Nassau


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