Walrad, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
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Prince Walrad of Nassau-Usingen
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25 February 1636 Roermond |
| Died | 17 October 1702 (aged 66) Usingen |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Françoise, Comtesse de Croÿ-Roeulx Magdalena Elizabeth, Countess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort |
| Father | William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
| Mother | Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach |
Walrad Usingen of Nassau (25 February 1635 in Roermond – 17 October 1702 in Usingen), was from 1659 Count, and from 1688 Prince of Nassau-Usingen and founder of Usingen line of the House of Nassau.
He was the youngest son of Count William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach, daughter of the Margrave George Frederick of Baden-Durlach.
Walrad was a respected military leader. At different times, he was General Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation and of the United Provinces of the Netherlands under Prince William III of Orange. In 1664, he hurried to Szentgotthárd, but he came too late to fight in the Battle of Saint Gotthard. In 1683, he fought successfully in the battle to lift the Turkish siege of Vienna. So he had a role in ensuring that the Islamic conquest of Central Europe by the Ottomans failed. For these feats, King John III Sobieski of Poland granted him the Order of the White Eagle, the highest Polish distinction.
Walrad also fought in the War of the Palatine Succession. From 1696, he commanded the Dutch troops. On 1 July 1690, he won the Battle of Fleurus and on 3 August 1692 the Battle of Steenkerke.
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