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The House of Nassau-Weilburg ruled a division of Nassau, which was a state in current Germany, a state that existed from 1344 to 1816. The sovereigns of this house afterwards governed the Duchy of Nassau until 1866, and since 1890 they have governed the nation of Luxembourg.
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.
Sovereigns from the House of Nassau-Weilburg
Counts of Nassau-Weilburg
- 1344–1371: John I
- 1371–1429: Philipp I
- 1429–1442: Philipp II and John II
- 1442–1492: Philipp II
- 1492–1523: Louis I
- 1523–1559: Philipp III
- 1559–1593: Albrecht
- 1559–1602: Philipp IV
- 1593–1625: Louis II
- 1625–1629: William Louis, John IV and Ernst Casimir
- 1629–1655: Ernst Casimir
- 1655–1675: Frederick
- 1675–1688: John Ernst
Princely counts of Nassau-Weilburg
- 1688–1719: John Ernst
- 1719–1753: Charles August
- 1753–1788: Charles Christian
- 1788–1816: Frederick William
- 1816: Wilhelm