Dutch Naval Officer: Lodewijk Craft

Lodewijk Craft was the Graaf van Nassau-Saarbrücken. He lived from March 28, 1663 until February 14, 1713. He was an officer of the infantry. He volunteered for the navy in 1683 commanded the fleet that took Willem III to England in 1688. He served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He was a kapitein extra-ordinarie in 1688. He was appointed as a kapitein-ter-zee in 1689. On January 2, 1696, he was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht. He left the service in 1697. This is based on the short biography in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek.