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Francis Alexander von Nassau-Hadamar (27 January 1674 in Hadamar – 27 May 1711, ibid.) was the last prince of Nassau-Hadamar. == Life == Franz Alexander was the son of prince Maurice Henry of Nassau-Hadamar (23 April 1626 – 24 January 1679) and his second wife Maria Leopoldine of Nassau-Siegen (1652–1675). At the age of 6 years he inherited of Nassau-Hadamar. His guardian and ruler of Nassau-Hadamar during his youth was his uncle Francis Bernard (21 September 1637 – 15 September 1695). In 1710, Francis Alexander was appointed Judge of the Reichskammergericht in Wetzlar. He was sworn in on 28 January 1711. He died as a result of a fall from his horse near the Limburg Gate (now called the ''Hammelburg'') in Hadamar on 27 May 1711. He was buried in the princely crypt in the Franciscan church at the ''Mönchsberg'' in Hadamar, wearing the robe of a Reichskammergericht judge. His heart was placed in the St. Mary chapel on the Herzenberg, like the heart of his uncle Francis Bernard 16 years earlier. A memorial cross was erected at the site of the fatal accident. It bears the inscription: VERGES ICH DEIN - VERGIS O GOTT MEIN F.A.F.Z.N.H. ANNO 1711 D. 26. MAY. (If I forget Thee, o God, forgive me. F.A.F.Z.N.H. (Alexander, Fürst zu Nassau-Hadamar'' ), 26 May 1711.) The cross was later moved by about 300 meters and is now located on the southeastern edge of Hadamar, but still on the old road connecting Hadamar and Limburg an der Lahn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Alexander, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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