Count Maurice Frederick of Nassau-Siegen (19 January 1621 – 17 June 1638), , official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was a count from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau. He served as an officer in the Dutch States Army. In the propaganda for the House of Orange, he is regarded as one of the twelve heroes of the House of Nassau who gave their lives in the Eighty Years' War for the freedom of the Dutch people.
Biography Maurice Frederick was born at Aβmann & Menk (1996). on 19 January 1621Huberty, et al. (1981), p. 272. as the second son of Count William of Nassau-Siegen and Countess Christiane of Erbach.All sources that mention both parents, name these parents.
Maurice Frederick became a student at Leiden University on 3 September 1633,Dek (1970), p. 88.Dek (1968), p. 276. and on 27 May 1636 he was appointed captain of a infantry company in the Dutch States Army, where his father was field marshal.
Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, who intended to lay siege to Antwerp, entrusted Maurice Frederick's father with an important undertaking in 1638, the occupation of the levee at Calloo. William conquered the sconces of Stabroek and Calloo and chased off the Spaniards, but instead of continuing his march, he reinforced himself on the spot. When he heard the false rumour that the Spaniards were approaching with a greater force than his own, he fled in confusion. On 17 June he suffered a considerable loss of 2,000 men.Blok (1911), p. 1572.Muller (1898), p. 133.Van der Aa (1877), p. 270. Maurice Frederick was one of those who fell in this Battle of Calloo.Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 117. He was buried at Heusden.
Ancestors Ancestors of Maurice Frederick of Nassau-SiegenHuberty, et al. (1987).Huberty, et al. (1981).Dek (1970).Dek (1968).Dek (1962).von Ehrenkrook, et al. (1928).Hoffmeister (1883).Vorsterman van Oyen (1882).Behr (1854).Textor von Haiger (1617).Europäische Stammtafeln.Great-great-grandparentsWilliam I 'the Rich' of Nassau-Siegen(1487–1559)⚭ 1531Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode(1506–1580)George III of Leuchtenberg(1502–1555)⚭ 1528Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach(1495–1552)Henry VIII of Waldeck-Wildungen(1465–1513)⚭ before 1492Anastasia of Runkel(?–1502/03)Salentin VII of Isenburg-Grenzau(before 1470–1534)⚭Elisabeth of Hunolstein-Neumagen(ca. 1475–1536/38)Eberhard XI of Erbach(1475–1539)⚭ 1503Mary of Wertheim(1485–1553)Philip of Salm-Dhaun(1492–1521)⚭ 1514Antoinette of Neufchatel(1496–1544)Wolfgang of Barby and Mühlingen(1502–1564)⚭ 1526Agnes of Mansfeld-Hinterort(1511–1558)John II of Anhalt-Zerbst(1504–1551)⚭ 1534Margaret of Brandenburg(1511–1577)Great-grandparentsJohn VI 'the Elder' of Nassau-Siegen(1536–1606)⚭ 1559Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg(1537–1579)Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen(1493–1574)⚭ 1554Jutta of Isenburg-Grenzau(?–1564)Eberhard XII of Erbach(1511–1564)⚭ 1538Margaret of Salm-Dhaun(1521–1576)Albrecht X of Barby and Mühlingen(1534–1588)⚭ 1559Mary of Anhalt-Zerbst(1538–1563)GrandparentsJohn VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen(1561–1623)⚭ 1581Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen(1558–1599)George III of Erbach(1548–1605)⚭ 1592Mary of Barby and Mühlingen(1563–1619)ParentsWilliam of Nassau-Siegen(1592–1642)⚭ 1619Christiane of Erbach(1596–1646)
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