Count
Willem Adriaan van Nassau, Heer van Odijk, (1632-1705)
Born circa 1632
Died 21 September 1705 's-Gravenhage
Buried Ouderkerk a.d.IJssel
Married 4 February 1664 Jaarsveld
Elisabeth van der Nisse, Vrouwe van Heinkenszand, Ovezande,
Driewegen, daughter of Cornelis van der Nisse, Heer van
Heinkenszand, Ovezande, Driewegen and Elisabeth van Alteren
Born 13 February 1639 Goes
Died 12 December 1698 's-Gravenhage
Buried Ouderkerk a.d.IJssel
After spending a wild youth in Paris he served, from 1660 till 1668,
in the army of the Dutch Republic. On 4 February 1664 he married heiress
Elisabeth van der Nisse and they became the parents of twelve children.
He was in regular contact with Charles II, King of England, for whom he
performed services in The Netherlands. In 1679 Emperor Leopold elevated
him to a Count of the Holy Roman Empire. However, he was a man without
scruples and his corruption brought him great wealth but, in 1702, after
the death of William III, he was stripped of all his government functions.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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