Countess Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein

Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein
Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg
Tenure1711-1731
Born(1693-11-09)9 November 1693
Idstein Castle, Idstein
Died8 April 1734(1734-04-08) (aged 40)
Delitzsch Castle, Delitzsch
SpouseMaurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
IssuePrincess Fredericka Ulrike
HouseNassau
FatherGeorge August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
MotherHenriette Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen

Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein (9 November 1693 – 8 April 1734), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Nassau and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg.

Born in Idstein Castle, Idstein, she was the fourth of twelve children born from the marriage of George August, Count and since 1688 Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Idstein and Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen. From her eleven older and younger siblings, only four survived to adulthood: Christine Louise (by marriage Princess of East Frisia), Albertine Juliane (by marriage Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Eisenach), Auguste Fredericka (by marriage Princess of Nassau-Weilburg) and Johannette Wilhelmine (by marriage Countess of Lippe-Detmold).

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