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House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent house	House of Nassau, House of Bourbon-Parma
Country	Germany, Luxembourg
Founded	1344
Founder	John I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current head	Henri of Luxembourg
Titles	Count of Nassau-Weilburg, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Duke of Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Estate(s)	of Nassau and Luxembourg

The House of Nassau-Weilburg ruled a division of Nassau, which was a state in current Germany, a state that existed from 1344 to 1806.

On July 17, 1806 the counties of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg 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 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. However, the name has been carried on in the bilineal line, with the official name of the reigning house of Luxembourg remaining Nassau-Weilburg. Since the death of the Grand Duchess, members of the reigning house are cognatically members of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and agnatically members of the House of Bourbon-Parma.

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

(Princely) County of Nassau-Weilburg(Gefürstete) Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg
1344–1806
Flag Coat of arms
Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
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
Preceded by Succeeded by Nassau (state) 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

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References

1. Louda, Jiri; Maclagan, Michael (1988), "Netherlands and Luxembourg, Table 33", Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (1st Ed.(U.S.) edition ed.), Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.; {{citation}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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