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Johann Ludwig von Nassau-Hadamar

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Johann Ludwig von Nassau-Hadamar

Birth
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Death
10 Mar 1653 (aged 62)
Hadamar, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany
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Hadamar, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany Add to Map
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Count (1607-1650), Prince (1650-1653)
Son of Johann VI, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen and Diez (1536-1606)
In 1605 he studied at the University of Sedan. In 1607 he inherited Hadamar. He served in the Army of the States-General of the Netherlands, under Prince Maurice of Orange. In 1629 in Vienna he wasconverted to Catholicism, in 1647 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, in 1648 representative at the peace negotiations and chamberlain of the Emperor.

Photographs: portrait, his coffin in the princely crypt and a marble plate in the Stadtkirche, made in 1965 and covering his heart, which was found back during a restauration. In the 17th Century it had been intered in the monastery of the Jesuits, to which 'his heart belonged'.
Count (1607-1650), Prince (1650-1653)
Son of Johann VI, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen and Diez (1536-1606)
In 1605 he studied at the University of Sedan. In 1607 he inherited Hadamar. He served in the Army of the States-General of the Netherlands, under Prince Maurice of Orange. In 1629 in Vienna he wasconverted to Catholicism, in 1647 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, in 1648 representative at the peace negotiations and chamberlain of the Emperor.

Photographs: portrait, his coffin in the princely crypt and a marble plate in the Stadtkirche, made in 1965 and covering his heart, which was found back during a restauration. In the 17th Century it had been intered in the monastery of the Jesuits, to which 'his heart belonged'.

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