House of Nassau-Weilburg
| House of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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| Country | Germany, Luxembourg |
| Estates |
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg Fischbach Castle, Fischbach |
| Parent house | House of Nassau, House of Bourbon-Parma |
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| Style(s) | His/Her Royal Highness |
| Founded | 1344 |
| Founder | John I of Nassau-Weilburg |
| Current head | Henri of Luxembourg |
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 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 sole ruler after his death. However Frederick William died from a fall on the stairs at Weilburg Castle on 9 January 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, and 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 Nassau-Weilburg as its official name. Since the death of the Grand Duchess, the House of Nassau-Weilburg is a cadet branch (male-line descendants) of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[1]
Religion
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Guillaume IV and Adolphe, were Protestants; the religion of the House of Nassau, changed after Guillaume's marriage to Marie Anne of Portugal, who was Roman Catholic.
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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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 Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789 | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Not specified | |||||||||||
| Government | Principality | |||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||||
| • | Established | 1344 | ||||||||||
| • | Raised to princely county | 1366 | ||||||||||
| • | Seized Electoral Trier (east of Rhine) |
1803 | ||||||||||
| • | Merged w. N.-Usingen into Nassau Duchy |
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][3]
| For ancestors of the House of Nassau-Weilburg (House of Nassau family tree)' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John III (1441 +1480) Count of Nassau-Weilburg  .svg.png){kind=small} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adolphe (1817 +1905) Duke of Nassau 1839-1866 Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1890-1905    | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ https://www.academia.edu/25907933/The_House_of_Nassau_between_France_and_Independence_1795_1814_Lesser_Powers_Strategies_of_Conflict_Resolution_Dynastic_Networks
- ↑ 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.;
- ↑ https://www.academia.edu/25907933/The_House_of_Nassau_between_France_and_Independence_1795_1814_Lesser_Powers_Strategies_of_Conflict_Resolution_Dynastic_Networks
| — Royal house — House of Nassau-Weilburg | ||
| New dynasty partitioned from Cty. of Nassau |
Ruling house of Nassau-Weilburg 1344–1806 |
Nassau-Weilburg merged in Ducal Nassau ruled by the House of Nassau-Usingen |
| Preceded by House of Nassau-Usingen |
Ruling house of the Duchy of Nassau 1816–1866 |
Nassau annexed by Prussia |
| Preceded by House of Orange-Nassau |
Ruling house of Luxembourg 1890–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent Cadet branch of House of Bourbon-Parma 1964–present |
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