John Adolph of Nassau-Usingen [SEP] place of death
John Adolph of Nassau-Usingen
John Adolph of Nassau-Usingen (17 July 1740 in Biebrich – 10 December 1793 in Wiesbaden) was Count of Saarbrücken and Saarwerden and Lord of Lahr, Wiesbaden and Idstein. He served as a colonel in the French army and later in the royal Prussian army as Major-General and as chief of the Fusilier Regiment No. 47.
He was the son of the ruling Prince Charles of Nassau-Usingen
and his wife Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach.
Life.
with France against the Empire. To this end, he commanded the allied troops at the Siege of Kaiserswerth in 1702.
Creation of Nassau-Usingen.
Prince William Louis left three sons, who divided the Nassau territories on 31 March 1659 divided area: John Louis received Ottweiler, Gustav Adolph kept Saarbrücken and Walrad received Usingen and became the founder of a new branch.
Walrad was elevated to the rank of prince in 1688. After his death in 1702, he was succeeded as Prince of Nassau-Usingen by