Ludwig von Nassau-Beverweerd

Ludwig von Nassau as a two-year-old ( Daniël van den Queborn )

Ludwig Bastard von Nassau (also Ludwig von Nassau-Beverweerd , * 1602 , † February 28, 1665 in The Hague ) was lord of Beverweerd , Odijk and Lek.

Life

Ludwig (Dutch: Lodewijk , called Lowys ) was born in 1602 as the illegitimate son of Prince Moritz of Orange and Margaretha van Mechelen . In 1625 he received the Beverweerd house and the Odijk rule from his father. In 1627 he inherited the rule of Lek from his brother Wilhelm von Nassau-LaLecq .

He became major general and governor of Bergen op Zoom in 1643 , governor of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1658 and ambassador to London in 1660 as confidante of Maria Henrietta Stuart .

progeny

Ludwig married Countess Isabella von Hornes in 1664. The marriage resulted in the following children:

Moritz Ludwig I of Nassau-LaLecq
Wilhelm Adrian I of Nassau-Odijk
Elizabeth of Nassau, married Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Emilia von Nassau, married Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory
Mauritia Margaretha of Nassau
Wilhelmina Anna of Nassau
Heinrich von Nassau-Ouwerkerk
Charlotte of Nassau
Gerhard Anton of Nassau
Charlotte Philiberte of Nassau

literature

Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen: Orange-Nassau. A biographical woordenboek . Haarlem 2004

personal data
SURNAME	Nassau-Beverweerd, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nassau, Ludwig Bastard of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mr. von Beverweerd, Odijk and Lek
DATE OF BIRTH	1602
DATE OF DEATH	February 28, 1665
Place of death	The hague