Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen
| Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen | |
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| Duchess of Courland | |
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| Born | 10 January 1650 Castle Wisch, Terborg, Gelderland |
| Died | 25 December 1688 Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia |
| Spouse | Frederick Casimir Kettler |
| Issue | Marie Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt Eleonore Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern Amalie Luise, Princess of Nassau-Siegen |
| Father | Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen |
| Mother | Maria Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum |
Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen (10 January 1650 – 25 December 1688), was a German princess member of the House of Nassau in the branch of Nassau-Siegen, and by marriage Duchess consort of Courland.
She was a third child but second daughter of Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen and his wife Maria Magdalene, born Countess of Limburg-Stirum.
Born in the family seat Castle Wish in Terborg, the death of her older sister Ernestine in 1652 left Sophie Amalie as the only surviving daughter of her parents, in addition to two brothers, William Maurice (later Prince of Nassau-Siegen) and Frederick.
In The Hague on 25 October 1675, Sophie Amalie married Friedrich Casimir Kettler, Hereditary Prince of Courland. They had five children:
In 1682, after the death of her father-in-law, Sophie Amalie became in Duchess consort of Courland. She died six years later.
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