Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Louis was the son of Count Gustav Adolph of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Clara Eleanor, Countess of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein.In 1680 they were forced to recognize the supremacy of the French King Louis XIV and to swear an oath of fealty to him.[2] Likely due to the lack of opportunities, he entered the French army as a captain in 1682, but left in 1684 after his regiment was disbanded.After being declared of age in 1685, he briefly joined the army of William III of Orange, however, the French king ended it by threatening to confiscate his share of the revenues of his counties.The French King rewarded this short spell with the Dutch army by seizing his lands.
SaarbrückenNoble familyNassauGustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-SaarbrückenGermanCount of Nassau-SaarbrückenGustav Adolph of Nassau-SaarbrückenNeuensteinWolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-NeuensteinTübingenSaarwerdenLouis XIVreunion policyProvince de la SarreFrench armyWilliam III of OrangeRoyal German Cavalry RegimentLieutenant-Generalsiege of LuxembourgNine Years' WarBattle of Fleurus (1690)Battle of SteenkerkeBattle of NeerwindenTreaty of RyswickWar of the Spanish SuccessionHenry Frederick of Hohenlohe-LangenburgCaroline von Nassau-SaarbrückenChristian IIIFrederick Charles of Stolberg-GedernLouis of Hohenlohe-LangenburgCharles LouisAllgemeine Deutsche BiographieLeuven University PressGustav Adolph