Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg (born 25 September 1542 in Dillenburg – died: 18 November 1603 in Dillenburg) was a daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and Juliana of Stolberg and was one of the sisters of William the Silent.
Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1542 Dillenburg |
| Died | 18 November 1603 (aged 61) Dillenburg |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Conrad, Count of Solms-Braunfels |
| Father | William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| Mother | Juliana of Stolberg |
Marriage and issue
On 16 June 1559, she married Count Conrad of Solms-Braunfels. They had the following children:
- John Albert I (born: 5 March 1563 – died: 14 May 1623), married Countess Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein. They are the parents of Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
- Philip Frederick (born: 13 October 1560 – died: 26 June 1567)
- Juliana (born: 5 February 1562 – died: 19 February 1563)
- Eberhard (born: 11 January 1565 – died: 12 February 1596)
- Elisabeth (born: 18 March 1566 – died: 28 July 1570)
- Ernest (born: 18 November 1568 – died: 24 August 1595)
- William I (born: 18 April 1570 – died: 3 February 1635), married Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Otto (born: 3 January 1572 – died: 23 July 1610)
- Reinhard (born: 27 March 1573), married Walburga Anna of Daun and, secondly, Elisabeth of Salm
- Philip (born: 29 March 1575 – died: 20 January 1628)
- Juliana (born: 7 May 1578 – died: 1634), married Louis II of Sayn-Wittgenstein
- Anna Elisabeth (born: 15 April 1580 – died: 18 August 1580)
- Henry (born: 10 March 1582 – died: 23 April 1602)
- Anna Maria (born: 3 January 1585 – died: 19 June 1586)
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, a daughter of her eldest son John Albert I, married her nephew Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.
Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg, the second wife of her son William I, was a daughter of Elisabeth's brother John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg from his second marriage to Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern, so Elisabeth was both Maria's aunt and her mother-in-law.
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