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William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein

Birth
Leersum, Utrechtse Heuvelrug Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands
Death
27 Jul 1710 (aged 27–28)
Cataluna, Spain
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Until 1708 Lord Tunbridge, then as a successor of his father 2nd Earl of Rochford
He took part in the British-Dutch expedition to Cadiz (1702); colonel in the British army (1704); aide-de-camp of John Churchill Duke of Marlborough; colonel of the dragoons (1707)
Member of the House of Commons for Kilkenny, Ireland (1705-1707) and for Steyning, England (1708-1709)
In 1710 he is appointed brigadier general
Killed in battle near Almenara, in Catalonia

See: Reynildis van Ditzhuyzen, Oranje-Nassau: een biografisch woordenboek, 3rd ed., Haarlem 2004, 282
Until 1708 Lord Tunbridge, then as a successor of his father 2nd Earl of Rochford
He took part in the British-Dutch expedition to Cadiz (1702); colonel in the British army (1704); aide-de-camp of John Churchill Duke of Marlborough; colonel of the dragoons (1707)
Member of the House of Commons for Kilkenny, Ireland (1705-1707) and for Steyning, England (1708-1709)
In 1710 he is appointed brigadier general
Killed in battle near Almenara, in Catalonia

See: Reynildis van Ditzhuyzen, Oranje-Nassau: een biografisch woordenboek, 3rd ed., Haarlem 2004, 282

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