House of Nassau-Weilburg
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House of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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Parent house | Nassau (until 1985) Bourbon-Parma (since 1985) |
Country | Germany, Luxembourg |
Founded | 1344 |
Founder | John I of Nassau-Weilburg |
Current head | Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (in cognatic line) |
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Style(s) | His/Her Royal Highness |
Estate(s) | of Nassau and Luxembourg |
Dissolution | 1985 (in agnatic line) |
The House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County of Nassau, which was a state in what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806.
On July 17, 1806, on the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the counties of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg both joined the Confederation of the Rhine. Under pressure from Napoleon, both counties merged to become the Duchy of Nassau on August 30, 1806, under the joint rule of Prince Frederick August of Nassau-Usingen and his younger cousin, Prince Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg. As Frederick August had no heirs, he agreed that Frederick William should become the sole ruler after his death. However, Frederick William died from a fall on the stairs at Weilburg Castle on January 9, 1816, and it was his son William who later became duke of a unified Nassau.
The sovereigns of this house afterwards governed the Duchy of Nassau until 1866. Since 1890, they have governed the nation of Luxembourg. The House of Nassau-Weilburg became extinct in the male line with the death of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg in 1985.
The reigning house of Luxembourg retained the name of "Nassau-Weilburg" as its official name. Since the death of Grand Duchess Charlotte, the House of Nassau-Weilburg is a cadet branch (male-line descendants) of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[1]
Religion
The first two Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Adolphe and Guillaume IV, were Protestants. However, the religion of the house changed after Guillaume's marriage to Marie Anne of Portugal, who was Roman Catholic.
Gallery
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Weilburg Castle
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Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg
(Princely) County of Nassau-Weilburg (Gefürstete) Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg | |||||||||||
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1344–1806 | |||||||||||
![]() Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789 | |||||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||||
Government | County | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern | ||||||||||
• Established | 1344 | ||||||||||
• Raised to princely county | 1366 | ||||||||||
1803 | |||||||||||
30 August 1806 | |||||||||||
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Nassau
Counts of Nassau-Weilburg
- 1344–71: John I
- 1371–1429: Philip I
- 1429–42: Philip II and John II
- 1442–92: Philip II
- 1492–1523: Louis I
- 1523–59: Philip III
- 1559–93: Albrecht
- 1559–1602: Philip IV
- 1593–1625: Louis II
- 1625–29: William Louis, John IV and Ernst Casimir
- 1629–55: Ernst Casimir
- 1655–75: Frederick
- 1675–88: John Ernst
Princely counts of Nassau-Weilburg
- 1688–1719: John Ernst
- 1719–53: Charles August
- 1753–88: Charles Christian
- 1788–1816: Frederick William
- 1816: William
Dukes of Nassau
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
- 1890–1905: Adolphe
- 1905–12: William IV
- 1912–19: Marie-Adélaïde
- 1919–64: Charlotte
- 1964–2000: Jean
- 2000–present: Henri
Family Tree
Compiled from Wikipedia and:[2][1]
For ancestors of the House of Nassau-Weilburg (House of Nassau family tree) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John III (1441 +1480) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louis I (1473 +1523) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip III (1504 +1559) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albert (1537 +1593) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | Philip IV (1542 +1602) Count of Nassau-Weilburg in Saarbrucken ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louis II (1565 +1627) Count of Nassau-Weilburg in Ottweiler ![]() | William (1570–1597) Count of Nassau-Weilburg in Weilburg ![]() | John Casimir (1577 +1602) Count of Nassau-Weilburg in Gleiberg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Louis (1590 +1640) Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken ![]() ![]() | John (1603 +1677) Count of Nassau-Idstein ![]() Counts of Nassau-Idstein ext.1721 | Ernest Casimir (1607 +1655) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Louis (1625 +1690) Count of Nassau-Ottweiler ![]() ext. 1728 | Gustav Adolph (1632 +1677) Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken ![]() ext. 1723 | Walrad (1635 +1702) Count & Prince of Nassau-Usingen ![]() ext. 1816 | Frederick (1640 +1675) Count of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Ernst (1664 +1719) Count & Prince of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles August (1685 +1753) Prince of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | Charles Ernst (1689–1709) Prince of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Christian (1735 +1788) Prince of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743 +1787) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick William (1768 +1816) Prince of Nassau-Weilburg ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William (1792 +1839) Duke of Nassau ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adolphe (1817 +1905) Duke of Nassau 1839-1866 Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1890-1905 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Hay, Mark Edward (1 June 2016). "The House of Nassau between France and Independence, 1795–1814: Lesser Powers, Strategies of Conflict Resolution, Dynastic Networks". The International History Review. 38 (3): 482–504. doi:10.1080/07075332.2015.1046387.
- ^ Louda, Jiri; Maclagan, Michael (December 12, 1988), "Netherlands and Luxembourg, Table 33", Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (1st (U.S.) ed.), Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.;
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