Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler
Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler
Born	13 November 1651; Ottweiler
Died	25 May 1728 (aged 76); Saarbrücken
Noble family	House of Nassau
Spouse(s)	Christiane of Ahlefeldt; Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Father	John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Mother	Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler (13 November 1651 – 25 May 1728) was a member of the House of Nassau.

Biography

He was born in Ottweiler, the son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler and Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. He was count of Nassau-Ottweiler from 1680 until his death. From 1721, he was also Count of Nassau-Idstein; from 1723 also Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken. When he died in Saarbrücken, without a male heir, his territories fell to his cousin Charles of Nassau-Usingen after his death in 1728.

Family

Frederick Louis married on 28 July 1680 with Christiane (1659–95), the daughter of Frederick of Ahlefeldt and Margaret Dorothea of Rantzau. They had eight daughters:

Dorothea Frederica (1681–91)
Charlotte Mary (1684–90)
Christiane Charlotte (1685–1761), married first Charles Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken; secondly Frederick III, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Louise (1686–1773), married Charles, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Dhaun (1675–1733)
Sophia Amalia (1688–1753), married Georg Friedrich, Burggraf von Kirchberg zu Hachenburg (1683–1749)
Maria (1690–1714)
Dorothea (1692–1740), married Walrad, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Dhaun (1686–1730)
Eleanor (1693–1693)

After Christiane's death, Frederick Louis married on 27 September 1697 Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg (11 April 1662 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg – 9 April 1751 in Ottweiler), the daughter of Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. This marriage remained childless.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

16. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

8. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

17. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (1541–1616)

4. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

18. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

9. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel

19. Duchess Sabine of Württemberg

2. John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

20. Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

10. Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

21. Anna of Veldenz

5. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach

22. Frederick of Salm-Neufville

11. Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neuville

23. Francisca of Salm-Ardennes

1. Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

24. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

12. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

25. Anna of Hesse

6. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

26. William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

13. Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg

27. Dorothea of Denmark

3. Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

28. John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

14. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

29. Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

7. Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken

30. René II, Viscount of Rohan

15. Catherine de Rohan

31. Catherine de Parthenay

Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler House of Nassau Born: 13 November 1651 Died: 25 May 1728
Preceded by John Louis	Count of Nassau-Ottweiler 1680-1728	Succeeded by Charles
Preceded by George August	Count of Nassau-Idstein 1721-1728
Preceded by Charles Louis	Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken 1723-1728

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