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House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent house	House of Nassau
Founded	1344; 680 years ago (1344)
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)

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 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 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 Roman Catholic.

Gallery

• Weilburg
• Weilburg Castle
• Biebrich Palace
• Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg
• Berg Castle, Luxembourg

Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg

(Princely) County of Nassau-Weilburg(Gefürstete) Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg
1344–1806
Flag Coat of arms
Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789
Status	County
Government	County
Historical era	Middle Ages Early modern
• Established	1344
• Raised to princely county	1366
• Seized Electoral Trier     (east of Rhine)	1803
• Merged w. N.-Usingen     into Nassau	30 August 1806
Preceded by Succeeded by County of Nassau Electorate of Trier Duchy of Nassau

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 Misplaced Pages and these references. 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

1. "Inoformation of the reigning House of Nassau-Weilburg". luxembourg.public.lu/en/index.html.
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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