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Philip II, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

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Philip II, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Born25 July 1509
Saarbrücken
Died19 June 1554(1554-06-19) (aged 44)
Strasbourg
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Catherine of Leiningen-Hartenberg
FatherJohn Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
MotherCatherine of Moers

Philip II, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (25 July 1509 – 19 June 1554) was a nobleman from the Holy Roman Empire.

He was born in Saarbrücken, the eldest son of John Louis and his second wife, Catherine of Moers.

In 1537, he married Catherine of Leiningen-Hartenburg (d. 1585). This marriage remained childless.

In 1545, he succeeded his father as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

He died childless, in Strasbourg, on 19 June 1554, aged 44, and was succeeded by his younger brother John III.

Philip II, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Born: 25 July 1509 Died: 19 June 1554
Preceded by Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
1545-1554
Succeeded by