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House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent houseHouse of Nassau, House of Bourbon-Parma
CountryGermany, Luxembourg
Founded1344
FounderJohn I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current headHenri of Luxembourg
TitlesCount 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, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County 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 of Nassau-Weilburg Flag Coat of arms of Nassau-Weilburg Coat of arms
Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle 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
County of Nassau
Electorate of Trier
Duchy of Nassau

Nassau

Counts of Nassau-Weilburg

Princely counts of Nassau-Weilburg

Dukes of Nassau

Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

Main article: List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

Family Tree

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For ancestors of the
House of Nassau-Weilburg
(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
Charles Christian
(1735 +1788)
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
(1743 +1787)
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
File:Crown of Luxembourg.pngFile:Crown of Luxembourg.png
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg


References

  1. Louda, Jiri; Maclagan, Michael (December 12, 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)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)


— 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 byHouse of Nassau-Usingen Ruling house of the Duchy of Nassau
1816–1866 		Nassau annexed by Prussia
Preceded byHouse of Orange-Nassau Ruling house of Luxembourg
1890–present 		Succeeded byIncumbent

Cadet branch of
House of Bourbon-Parma
1964 – present
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Part of the Three Bishoprics.    Nomeny after 1737.    without Reichstag seat.    until 1736.    Joined Swiss Confederacy in 1515.

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