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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.

House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent houseHouse of Nassau[1][2]
Founded1344; 680 years ago (1344)
FounderJohn I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current headHenri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (incognatic line)
Titles
Style(s)His/Her Royal Highness
Estate(s)

Dissolution1985 (inagnatic line)

On 17 July 1806, upon the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the principalities of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg both joined the Confederation of the Rhine. Under pressure from Napoleon, both principalities merged to become the Duchy of Nassau on 30 August 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 Schloss Weilburg 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. Since 1890, they have reigned over the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Religion

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The first two Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Adolphe and Guillaume IV, were Protestants, however, the Christian denomination of the house changed after Grand Duke Guillaume IV's marriage to Marie Anne de Braganza, who was Roman Catholic.[2]

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Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg

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Nassau

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Counts of Nassau-Weilburg

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Princely counts of Nassau-Weilburg

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Dukes of Nassau

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Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

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Henri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgJean, Grand Duke of LuxembourgCharlotte, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgMarie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgWilliam IV, Grand Duke of LuxembourgAdolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Family tree

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Family tree of the House of Nassau-Weilburg

Compiled from Wikipedia and these references.[3][4]

For ancestors of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, see 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
 
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
(1743–1787)
Charles Christian
(1735–1788)
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
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

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  1. ^ "Inoformation of the reigning House of Nassau-Weilburg". luxembourg.public.lu/en/index.html.
  • ^ a b "Inoformation of the reigning House of Nassau-Weilburg which explicitly states the House of Nassau as its parent house" (PDF). sip.gouvernement.lu/en.html.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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. S2CID 155502574.
  • Royal house

    House of Nassau-Weilburg

    New dynasty

    partitioned from Cty. of Nassau

    Ruling houseofNassau-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 houseofLuxembourg
    1890–present
    Succeeded by

    Incumbent


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