Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (Pieter Philippe)
Born	(1594-05-09)9 May 1594 Saarbrücken
Died	12 July 1662(1662-07-12) (aged 68) Dillenburg
Noble family	House of Nassau
Spouse(s)	Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein Elisabeth of Salm-Dhaun Sofie Magdalene of Nassau-Hadamar
Father	George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Mother	Anna Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Louis Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg (9 May 1594 in Saarbrücken – 12 July 1662 in Dillenburg), was Count, and from 1654 Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg. During the Thirty Years' War, he was a senior officer. He climbed to the rank of Major General. Before 1635, he served on the Protestant side; after 1635, he served in the imperial army.

He was the son of the Count George of Nassau-Beilstein and later Nassau-Dillenburg. His mother was Anna Amalie Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken. In 1616, he married in his first marriage Countess Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1588–1651). In 1653 he married his second wife Wild- and Rhinegravine Elizabeth of Salm-Dhaun (1593–1656). In 1656, he married his third wife, Sofie Magdalene of Nassau-Hadamar (1622–1658). He had five sons and eight daughters from his first marriage, two of the sons and four of the daughters died early. From his second marriage, he had another three sons, two of whom died early.

Louis Henry was first educated at the court in Dillenburg and later at Herborn Academy. He then made a Grand Tour to France and the Netherlands. He received his military training under Prince Maurice of Orange-Nassau. As early as 1614, he participated in the relief of Emmerich, which was besieged by the Spanish.

Louis Henry and his brother Albert inherited Nassau-Dillenburg in 1623. They ruled jointly, until Albert died in 1626 and Louis Henry became the sole ruler.