House of Nassau-Weilburg

House of Nassau-Weilburg
Parent house Nassau (until 1985)
Bourbon-Parma (since 1985)
Country Germany, Luxembourg
Founded 1344 (1344)
Founder John I of Nassau-Weilburg
Current head Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (in cognatic line)
Titles
Style(s) His/Her Royal Highness
Estate(s) of Nassau and Luxembourg
Dissolution 1985 (in agnatic line)

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 what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806.

On July 17, 1806, on the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the counties of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg both joined the Confederation of the Rhine. Under pressure from Napoleon, both counties merged to become the Duchy of Nassau on August 30, 1806, under the 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 the sole ruler after his death. However, Frederick William died from a fall on the stairs at Weilburg Castle on January 9, 1816, and it was his son William who later became duke of a unified Nassau.

The sovereigns of this house afterwards governed the Duchy of Nassau until 1866. 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.

The reigning house of Luxembourg retained the name of "Nassau-Weilburg" as its official name. Since the death of Grand Duchess Charlotte, the House of Nassau-Weilburg is a cadet branch (male-line descendants) of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[1]

Religion

The first two Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Adolphe and Guillaume IV, were Protestants. However, the religion of the house 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
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Coat of arms
Nassau-Weilburg as in 1789
Status County
Government County
Historical era Middle Ages
Early modern
• Established
1344
• Raised to princely county
1366
• Seized Electoral Trier
    (east of Rhine)
1803
• Merged w. N.-Usingen
    into Nassau
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

Family Tree

Compiled from Wikipedia and:[2][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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

References

  1. 1 2 Hay, Mark Edward (1 June 2016). "The House of Nassau between France and Independence, 1795–1814: Lesser Powers, Strategies of Conflict Resolution, Dynastic Networks". The International History Review. 38 (3): 482–504. doi:10.1080/07075332.2015.1046387.
  2. ↑ Louda, Jiri; Maclagan, Michael (December 12, 1988), "Netherlands and Luxembourg, Table 33", Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (1st (U.S.) 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 (last male dynast died in 1912)
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