Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

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

Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler
Born(1651-11-13)13 November 1651
Ottweiler
Died25 May 1728(1728-05-25) (aged 76)
Saarbrücken
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Christiane of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen
Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg
FatherJohn Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
MotherCountess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Biography

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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

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Frederick Louis married on 28 July 1680 with Countess Christiane von Ahlefeldt (1659–95), the daughter of Count Friedrich von Ahlefeldt and his first wife Countess Margarethe Dorothea zu Rantzau (1642-1665). They had eight daughters:

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 produced one child, a stillborn son, in 1698.

Ancestry

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