John VIII of Nassau-Siegen
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John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman and militarist of the 17th century.
Portrait by Jan van Ravesteyn
The Surrender of Breda by Velázquez
His wife, Ernestine Yolande de Ligne
John Francis Desideratus was count of Nassau-Siegen and stadtholder of Limburg and Upper Guelders.
John VIII of Nassau-Siegen
…Swedes, after which his half-brother John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen re-introduced Protestantism. John VIII died in 1638 and was succeeded by his only son Johan Frans Desideratus, who had to cede part of Nassau-Siegen to the Protestant branch of the family…
John Francis Desideratus of Nassau-Siegen