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| House of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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| Parent house | House of Nassau, House of Bourbon-Parma |
| Country | Nassau, 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 | |||||||||||
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Flag
Coat of arms
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 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 | ||||||||||
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Nassau
Counts of Nassau-Weilburg
- 1344–71: John I
- 1371–1429: Philipp I
- 1429–42: Philipp II and John II
- 1442–92: Philipp II
- 1492–1523: Louis I
- 1523–59: Philipp III
- 1559–93: Albrecht
- 1559–1602: Philipp 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
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
Main article: List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg- 1890–1905: Adolphe
- 1905–12: William IV
- 1912–19: Marie-Adélaïde
- 1919–64: Charlotte
- 1964–2000: Jean
- 2000–present: Henri
| — Royal house —House of Nassau-WeilburgCadet branch of the House of Bourbon-Parma | ||
| 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 byHouse of Bourbon-Parma |
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| Part of the Three Bishoprics. Nomeny after 1737. without Reichstag seat. until 1736. Joined Swiss Confederacy in 1515. Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon Circles est. 1512: Austrian, Burgundian, Upper Saxon, Electoral Rhenish · Unencircled territories | |||||