Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Prince of Nassau-Siegen
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrince of Nassau-Siegen
wasPrince
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth11 November 1706, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia
Death11 November 1734Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia (aged 28 years)
Star signScorpio
Family
Father:Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
The details

Biography

Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (11 November 1706 in Siegen – 11 November 1734 in Siegen) was the last Prince of Nassau-Siegen from the Calvinist line. He was the eldest son of Frederick William Adolph (1680–1722) and his wife, Juliane of Hesse-Homburg (1681–1707).

He was only 16 years old when he inherited the principality and was unable to lead it out of its financial crisis.

He died in 1734 without a male heir. Emperor Charles VI then enfeoffed Nassau-Siegen to William IV of Orange-Nassau-Dietz.

Marriage and issue

On 23 September 1728, Frederick William II married Sophie Polyxena Concórdia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (28 May 1709 in Berlin – 15 December 1781 in Siegen), the daughter of Count August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein. They had five daughters:

  • Sophie Charlotte (6 June 1729 – 2 April 1759) married on 30 September 1748 to Count Charles Paul Ernest of Bentheim-Steinfurt (younger line)
  • Friederike Wilhelmine (3 April 1730 – 18 November 1733)
  • Marie Eleanor Concordia (2 March 1731 – 20 April 1759). She died of smallpox in the house of the preacher Theodore Diederich Henrich Wever in Kamen
  • Friederike Auguste (1 June 1732 – 23 March 1733)
  • Anna Catharina Charlotte Auguste (19 June 1734 – 9 June 1759)

    Ancestors

    Ancestors of Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    16. John VII, Count of Nassau
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    8. Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    17. Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    4. William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    18. Georg Ernst of Limburg Stirum
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    9. Marie Elisabeth of Limburg-Styrum
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    19. Magdalena of Bentheim
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    2. Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    20. Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    10. Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    21. Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    5. Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    22. Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    11. Elisabeth Charlotte, Countess of Holzappel
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    23. Agnes of Effern
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    1. Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    24. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    12. Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    25. Magdalene of Lippe
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    6. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    26. Christopher of Leiningen-Westerburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    13. Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    27. Anna Maria Ungnad, Baroness of Weissenwolff
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    3. Elisabeth Franciska of Hesse-Homburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    28. Wilhelm Kettler
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    14. Jacob Kettler
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    29. Duchess Sophie of Prussia
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    7. Louise Elisabeth of Courland
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    30. George William, Elector of Brandenburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    15. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    31. Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
     
     
     
     
     
     
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