Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, Military leader in the Thirty Years' War (d. 1662)
Louis Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg (9 May 1594 in Saarbrücken – 12 July 1662 in Dillenburg), was Count, and from 1654 Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg. During the Thirty Years' War, he was a senior officer. He climbed to the rank of Major General. Before 1635, he served on the Protestant side; after 1635, he served in the imperial army.
1594May, 9
Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
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Sigismund III Vasa
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The army of the Portuguese Empire is annihilated by the Kingdom of Kandy on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.