Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg (also known as Adolph of Nassau-Dillenburg; 23 January 1629 – 19 December 1676) was the founder of the short-lived Nassau-Schaumburg line.

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg
Born(1629-01-23)23 January 1629
Died19 December 1676(1676-12-19) (aged 47)
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Elisabeth Charlotte, Countess of Holzappel
FatherLouis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
MotherCatherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein

He was the son of Louis Henry (1594–1662), Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, from 1654 Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, and his first wife Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1588–1651). As a younger son he received only the district of Driedorf from his father's inheritance.

In 1653, he married Elisabeth Charlotte (1640–1707), the daughter of Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel. Via her, he inherited the County of Holzappel and the Lordship of Schaumburg. He then styled himself Count of Nassau-Schaumburg and became the founder of the Nassau-Schaumburg line. However, all his sons predeceased him, and when he died in 1676, Holzappel and Schaumburg fell to his son-in-law Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym, the founder of the Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym line.

Adolph and Elisabeth Charlotte had the following children:

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References

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  • Johann Samuel Ersch, Johann Gottfried Gruber: Allgemeine encyklopädie der wissenschaften und künste in alphabetischer Folge, Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, Leipzig 1818, p. 430 (Online)
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  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Nassau-Dillenburg". Genealogy.EU.