House of Nassau-Weilburg

(Princely) County of Nassau-Weilburg
*(Gefürstete) Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg*
	(Princely) County of Nassau-Weilburg ; (Gefürstete) Grafschaft Nassau-Weilburg
	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Flag	Coat of arms
	Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789
Capital	Not specified
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages

House of Nassau-Weilburg
Country	Germany, Luxembourg
Parent house	House of Nassau, House of Bourbon-Parma
Titles	Count of Nassau-Weilburg, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Duke of Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Founder	John I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current head	Henri of Luxembourg
Founding year	1344

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[]

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[]

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

Family Tree[]

Complied from Wikipedia and:^[1]

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.png File:Crown of Luxembourg.png

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

References[]

^ 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.;

— 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 by House of Nassau-Usingen	Ruling house of the Duchy of Nassau 1816–1866	Nassau annexed by Prussia
Preceded by House of Orange-Nassau	Ruling house of Luxembourg 1890–present	Succeeded by Incumbent Cadet branch of House of Bourbon-Parma 1964–present

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[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.;

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