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| | Succession in Nassau and Luxemburg |
 | | However, the rights of the other branch of Nassau came into play, and the grand-duchy passed to the duke of Nassau (Weilburg), headed by Duke Adolf of Nassau (1817-1905). |
 | | Adolf succeeded William III: they were separated by 37 degrees of kinship (they were 17th cousins once removed, in male line), which must be a record distance between two consecutive rulers. |
 | | This law elicited a protest: Adolf had a younger brother Nikolaus (1832-1905) who married without consent and unequally, to a daughter of the Russian poet Pushkin, who was created Grafin von Merenberg in Waldeck (Jul 29, 1868), title authorized in Prussia (Jul 22, 1881) where the Merenbergs resided, in Wiesbaden. |
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