Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Dutch noble

Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg

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Dutch noble
Gender:
Male
Places:
NetherlandsHoly Roman Empire
Is:
SoldierMilitary personnelNoble
Work field:
MilitaryRoyals
Birth:
15 October 1550(Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Government Region, Germany)
Death:
14 April 1574(Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Netherlands)
Star sign:
Libra
Family:
Mother:
Juliana of Stolberg
Father:
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Siblings:
Anna of Nassau-DillenburgMagdalena of Nassau-DillenburgKatharina of Hanau, Countess of WiedElisabeth of Nassau-DillenburgCatherine of Nassau-DillenburgJuliane of Nassau-Dillenburg (1546-1588)Maria of Nassau (1539–1599)Adolf of NassauLouis of NassauJohn VI, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam the SilentPhilip III, Count of Hanau-MünzenbergJuliana van Hanau-MünzenbergenHermanna of Nassau-Siegen
Relatives:
Elisabeth of Nassau-SiegenMagdalene of Nassau-Siegen
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Biography

Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Portrait from the workshop of Wybrand de Geest, c. 1633–1635

Henry of Nassau, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (Dillenburg, 15 October 1550 – Mook, 14 April 1574), was the youngest brother of William I of Orange-Nassau.

He was the twelfth and last child of William the Rich and Juliana of Stolberg-Werningerode, and was raised a Lutheran. He studied in Leuven and Strasbourg. He and his brothers William and Louis joined the Huguenot army of Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and took part in the Battle of Moncontour (30 October 1569). Henry fell in the Battle of Mookerheyde at the age of 23. His elder brother Louis was also killed in this battle. Their bodies have never been recovered.