Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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Born | Neuweilnau Castle, Weilrod | 20 September 1504
Died | 4 October 1559 Weilburg | (aged 55)
Noble family | House of Nassau |
Spouse(s) | Elisabeth of Sayn-Hachenburg Anne of Mansfield Amalie of Isenburg-Büdingen |
Father | Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg |
Mother | Marie Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden |
Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (20 September 1504 at Neuweilnau Castle in Weilrod – 4 October 1559 in Weilburg) was a Count of the Nassau-Weilburg. Among his major achievements were the introduction of the Reformation, the foundation of the Gymnasium Philippinum in Weilburg and the start of the construction of Schloss Weilburg.