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Catherina Elisabeth Wilhelmina van Nassau-LaLecq
Born February 29, 1736  
in Menen
Died May, 1777  
in Den Haag
Countess de Nassau Ouwerkerke

Daughter of Lodewijk Theodoor I van Nassau-LaLecq (1701-1748) and Josina Geertruida Crommelin (1715-1756). Sister of Lodewijk Theodoor van Nassau-LaLecq. Married (1762) to Coenraad Schuur (1734-1781).

Catherine was adopted by her uncle, Hendrik Karel, possibly in 1752.

Boswell knew her brother well (from Utrecht), but probably only met the Countess during his stay in the Hague in December 1763. He dined with her at Baron von Spaen's on December 21, 1763.

    Boswell in Holland 1763-64

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.