Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau
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Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, by Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (1617)
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| Spouse(s) | Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg |
| Noble family | Nassau |
| Father | William the Silent |
| Mother | Charlotte of Bourbon |
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31 July 1578 Antwerp |
| Died | 12 April 1648 (aged 69) Hanau |
Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (31 July 1578 – 12 April 1648) was a consort and regent of Hanau-Münzenberg. She was the third daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.
Countess Catharina Belgica was born in Antwerp. After her father had been assassinated in 1584, her aunt Catherine took her to Arnstadt, while most of her sisters were raised by Louise de Coligny. Her older sister Juliana would later criticize Catharina's Lutheran education.
She married Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg by whom she had ten children. The Countess became regent for her son Philip Maurice after her husband's death in 1612. When emperor Ferdinand II requested passage through Hanau, she refused him entry. Her territories were ravaged by imperial troops in 1621. In 1626 her son took over government.
During a wedding feast in Dillenburg that lasted from 23 October 1596 - 3 November 1596, she married Philip Louis II of Hanau-Münzenberg, producing the following children:
She died, aged 69, in Hanau.
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