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 German nobleman.

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