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Hendrik Carel van Nassau-LaLecq
Born December, 1696   Died January 26, 1781  
in Utrecht
Count of Nassau Beverweerd

Son of Maurits Lodewijk II van Nassau-LaLecq (1670-1740) and Elisabeth Wilhelmina van Nassau-Odijk (1671-1729). Married firstly (1739) to Adrienne Marguerite Huguetan (1701-1752) and secondly (1753) to Johanna Gevaerts (1733-1779).

Although Boswell had known the Count's much younger wife for at least a month, he apparently wasn't introduced to the Count until December 4, 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.