Wilhelm II (Nassau-Dillenburg)

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Wilhelm II of Nassau-Dillenburg (born August 28, 1670 ; † September 21, 1724 in Dillenburg ) was Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg . His parents were Heinrich von Nassau-Dillenburg (1641-1701) and his wife Princess Dorothea Elisabeth von Liegnitz (1646-1691).

Life

Around 1694 he embarked on his Grand Tour which took him through Germany, Holland, England, Denmark, Sweden and Italy. After he inherited Nassau-Dillenburg in 1701 after the death of his father , Nassau-Hadamar also fell to him and his distant relatives Wilhelm Hyacinth von Nassau-Siegen , Catholic representative of the line, Friedrich Wilhelm I von, with the death of Prince Franz Alexander in 1711 Nassau-Siegen , Reformed Prince, and Johann Wilhelm Friso von Nassau-Dietz . The negotiations about the division of the Hadamar areas dragged on until 1717, whereupon Wilhelm II. Received the office of Mengerskirchen and the parishes of Lahr and Frickhofen (Blesenberg).

In 1709 he was made a knight of the Order of St. Hubert , which was only revived in September 1708 by Elector Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz . In 1712 he became a Knight of the Black Eagle Order .

Since he survived his son Heinrich August Wilhelm († 1718) and thus could not show a male heir, his brother Christian inherited the title and property.

family

He married on January 13, 1699 in Harzgerode with Princess Dorothea Johanna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (* December 24, 1676; † November 29, 1727), a daughter of Duke August . The couple had the following children:

  • Heinrich August Wilhelm (November 15, 1700 - August 22, 1718)
  • Elisabeth Charlotte (born July 14, 1703; † June 22, 1720)

The family was buried in the Evangelical City Church of Dillenburg .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annals of the Association for Nassau Antiquities and Historical Research , Volume 10, 1870, p. 14 ( Google Books )
  2. ^ Leopold Zedlitz-Neukirch, Neues Prussisches Adels-Lexicon , Volume 2, 1836, p. 85 Google Books
predecessor Office successor
Heinrich Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
1701–1724 		Christian
personal data
SURNAME Wilhelm II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilhelm II of Nassau-Dillenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1670
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1724
Place of death Dillenburg