House of Nassau-Weilburg

House of Nassau-Weilburg
House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent house	House of Nassau
Founded	1344; 681 years ago
Founder	John I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current head	Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (in cognatic line)
Titles	Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Prince of Nassau-Weilburg; Duke of Nassau; Count of Nassau-Weilburg;
Style(s)	His/Her Royal Highness
Estate(s)	Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City; Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg; Fischbach Castle, Fischbach;
Dissolution	1985 (in agnatic line after death of Grand Duchess Charlotte)

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 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

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 Catholic.^[2]

Gallery

Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg

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

1816–39: William
1839–66: Adolphe

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

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

^ "Inoformation of the reigning House of Nassau-Weilburg". luxembourg.public.lu/en/index.html. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
^ ^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 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

[House_of_Nassau-Weilburg-1] "Inoformation of the reigning House of Nassau-Weilburg". luxembourg.public.lu/en/index.html. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

[House_of_Nassau-2] "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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

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