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Duchy of Nassau 1806-1866 (Prussia, Germany) Weilburg is a city in [the former] Regierungs-Bezirk Wiesbaden; former residence of the line Nassau-Weilburg, which ruled Nassau 1816-1866. During 1816-1866 all Nassau lands were a single Duchy, except of course the Netherlands, who are ruled by another branch of the Nassau family. Nassau was one of the larger powers in the Rhineland. fotw.vexillum.com /flags/de-na806.html   (837 words)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. His children were styled as Count(esse)s of Nassau until given the title HRH Prince(ss) of Nassau on November 24, 2004. The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Bourbon-Parma). www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg   (1462 words)

Walramian Nassau. (from Nassau) --  Encyclopædia Britannica The present-day royal heads of The Netherlands and Luxembourg are descended from this family, called the house of Nassau. Adolf's descendants, however, partitioned their lands, and by the late 18th century the Walramian inheritance was divided between the Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Usingen branches. Walram II's son, Adolf of Nassau, was the German king from 1292 to 1298. secure.britannica.com /eb/article-5132   (722 words)

NASSAU - LoveToKnow Article on NASSAU Adolph of Nassau, a son of Walram, the founder of the elder lineof the house of Nassau, became German king in 1292, but was defeated and slain by his rival, Albert of Austria, in 1298. As a result of the changes of 1815 Frederick Augustus of Nassau-Usingen ceded some of his newly-acquired lands to Prussia, receiving in return the greater part of the German possessions of the Ottonian branch of the house of Nassau (see above). In March 1816 he died without sons and the whole of Nassau was united under the rule of Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg as duke of Nassau. 13.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NA/NASSAU.htm   (1471 words)

Nassau-Weilburg Royal Family He thus became the Duke of Nassau in 1816 following the extinction of the Usingen line of the House of Nassau. See 30.7 - Wilhelm inherited the principality of Nassau-Weilburg from his father on 9 January 1816 and the Duchy of Nassau-Usingen from a distant relative only two months later on 24 March 1816. See 22.144 - Wilhelm inherited the principality of Nassau-Weilburg from his father on 9 January 1816 and the Duchy of Nassau-Usingen from a distant relative only two months later on 24 March 1816. www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Nassau_Royal_Family.htm   (634 words)

WHKMLA : History of Nassau, 1744-1815 In 1806, the territories under the lines of Weilburg and Usingen formed a joint administration; the House of Orange renounced her claim on Nassau, ceding her territories to the GRAND DUCHY OF BERG. The County of Nassau, partitioned in the territories of the lines NASSAU-DILLENBURG, NASSAU-WEILBURG and NASSAU-USINGEN was one of the minor states of the Holy Roman Empire. After several border revisions, the Principality of Nassau, in a geographically revised, more compact shape, was confirmed at the VIENNA CONGRESS of 1815. www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/nassau17441815.html   (634 words)

WHKMLA : History of Nassau, 1744-1815 In 1806, the territories under the lines of Weilburg and Usingen formed a joint administration; the House of Orange renounced her claim on Nassau, ceding her territories to the GRAND DUCHY OF BERG. The County of Nassau, partitioned in the territories of the lines NASSAU-DILLENBURG, NASSAU-WEILBURG and NASSAU-USINGEN was one of the minor states of the Holy Roman Empire. After several border revisions, the Principality of Nassau, in a geographically revised, more compact shape, was confirmed at the VIENNA CONGRESS of 1815. www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/nassau17441815.html   (634 words)

Luxembourg Stamps: 1990 According to a pact within the Orange family, the Grand Duchy did not pass with the death of William III (in 1890) to his daughter Wilhelmina, as the kingdom of The Netherlands did, but rather to a male kinsman, Adolphe of the Walramian branch of the house of Nassau-Weilburg. From 1815 to 1890, the Kings of The Netherlands, of the House of Orange-Nassau, were also Grand Dukes of Luxembourg. By the Congress of Vienna (1815), Luxembourg became a Grand Duchy and was given to William of Orange-Nassau, King of The Netherlands, personally in exchange for his hereditary rights in German Nassau. www.luxcentral.com /stamps/LuxStamps1990.html   (634 words)

Index Aa-Ag The 1783 family pact of the House of Nassau laid down that the grand-ducal crown had to pass to the Nassau-Weilburg branch upon the death of the last male descendant in the Orange-Nassau line. The son of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg and Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, he became duke of Nassau upon his father's death (1839). In 1848 he was compelled to yield to the temper of the times and to grant a more liberal constitution to Nassau, but in the following year a series of reactionary measures reduced matters to their former unsatisfactory condition. www.rulers.org /indexa1.html   (634 words)

The House of Orange This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. Johann V (1455-1516), Count of Nassau, lord of Dillenburg, Siegen, Vianden and Dietz and Breda, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen 1504-1505, son of Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg in Vianden and Dietz (1448-1475), grandson of Engelbert I, married 1482 Elisabeth of Hesse (1466-1523). She was married with the heir to the Nassau's of Frisia in 1652, Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz (1613-1664), he was her nephew in 3rd line, he was the grandson of the younger brother of William I of Orange. www.geerts.com /holland/orange-house.htm   (5235 words)

The House of Orange This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. Johann V (1455-1516), Count of Nassau, lord of Dillenburg, Siegen, Vianden and Dietz and Breda, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen 1504-1505, son of Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg in Vianden and Dietz (1448-1475), grandson of Engelbert I, married 1482 Elisabeth of Hesse (1466-1523). Engelbert II von Nassau-Dillenburg in Breda (1473-1504), in Diest, Sichem and Zeelhem 1499, VisCount of Antwerp, in Rosendaal, Wouw and Nispen 1501, Stadtholder of the Lowlands in 1496 and 1501, Stadtholder of Flanders and Lille 1486, etc, born Breda 1451, died Brussels 1504, married Koblenz 1468 Zimburg von Baden (1450-1501). www.geerts.com /holland/orange-house.htm   (5235 words)

Luxembourg Stamps: 1990 According to a pact within the Orange family, the Grand Duchy did not pass with the death of William III (in 1890) to his daughter Wilhelmina, as the kingdom of The Netherlands did, but rather to a male kinsman, Adolphe of the Walramian branch of the house of Nassau-Weilburg. By the Congress of Vienna (1815), Luxembourg became a Grand Duchy and was given to William of Orange-Nassau, King of The Netherlands, personally in exchange for his hereditary rights in German Nassau. The Congress of Vienna also made Luxembourg a member of the German Confederation and guaranteed Luxembourg's independence; despite this "independence," however, the Grand Duchy was occupied by the Prussian army until 1867 and the western part of the Grand Duchy was assigned by The Netherlands to Belgium in 1839. www.luxcentral.com /stamps/LuxStamps1990.html   (674 words)

Links Genealogy of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau (english) (From Weilburg to the Kingdom of the Netherlands) www.presstige.nl /Genealogy/links.html   (27 words)

NASSAU - Online Information article about NASSAU Adolph of Nassau, a son of Walram, the founder of the elder line 'of the house of Nassau, became German king in 1292, but was defeated and slain by his rival, Albert of Austria, in 1298. In March 1816 he died without sons and the whole of Nassau was united under the rule of Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg as duke of Nassau. This was refused, Adolph was soon a fugitive before the Prussian troops, and on the 3rd of October 1866 Nassau was formally incorporated with the kingdom of Prussia. encyclopedia.jrank.org /NAN_NEW/NASSAU.html   (27 words)

Nassau-Weilburg Royal Family He thus became the Duke of Nassau in 1816 following the extinction of the Usingen line of the House of Nassau. See 22.144 - Wilhelm inherited the principality of Nassau-Weilburg from his father on 9 January 1816 and the Duchy of Nassau-Usingen from a distant relative only two months later on 24 March 1816. See 34 and 45.21 - Adolf became Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxemburg on 23 November 1890 having previously lost his throne of Nassau on 20 September 1866 when it was annexed to Prussia. www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Nassau_Royal_Family.htm   (636 words)

Francia Media:  Lorraine & Burgundy This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Prince of Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. It is as the inheritance of Nassau that Orange comes to European attention. Since Adolph was really of the senior line of Nassau, this was actually rather nice, for the Netherlands, in effect, to find a position for him after the loss of his job to Prussia. www.friesian.com /lorraine.htm   (636 words)

Germany, the Stem Duchies & Marches At the Congress of Vienna, there were still the Duchy of Nassau and the Principalities of Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg. This did not involve any material addition of power to the House of Nassau, but the title, passing to William the Silent, quickly became symbolic of the Netherlands, which William came to lead in its struggle for independence from Spain. The county of Nassau was divided in 1255 ("prima divisio") by Walram and Otto, sons of Count Henry II the Rich. www.friesian.com /germany.htm   (636 words)

The House of Orange This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. Johann V (1455-1516), Count of Nassau, lord of Dillenburg, Siegen, Vianden and Dietz and Breda, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen 1504-1505, son of Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg in Vianden and Dietz (1448-1475), grandson of Engelbert I, married 1482 Elisabeth of Hesse (1466-1523). She was married with the heir to the Nassau's of Frisia in 1652, Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz (1613-1664), he was her nephew in 3rd line, he was the grandson of the younger brother of William I of Orange. www.geerts.com /holland/orange-house.htm   (636 words)

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). The death of the last male Nassau in 1912 resulted in the application of article 42, whereby the Nassau estates passed to the eldest daughter of the last male. This house law was ratified and promulgated as law by the parliament of Luxemburg on July 10, 1907. www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/nassau.htm   (636 words)

The House of Orange This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. Johann V (1455-1516), Count of Nassau, lord of Dillenburg, Siegen, Vianden and Dietz and Breda, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen 1504-1505, son of Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg in Vianden and Dietz (1448-1475), grandson of Engelbert I, married 1482 Elisabeth of Hesse (1466-1523). Engelbert II von Nassau-Dillenburg in Breda (1473-1504), in Diest, Sichem and Zeelhem 1499, VisCount of Antwerp, in Rosendaal, Wouw and Nispen 1501, Stadtholder of the Lowlands in 1496 and 1501, Stadtholder of Flanders and Lille 1486, etc, born Breda 1451, died Brussels 1504, married Koblenz 1468 Zimburg von Baden (1450-1501). www.geerts.com /holland/orange-house.htm   (636 words)

Minor German States At the conclusion of the Napoleonic era, William VI was nominated to be King of the Netherlands as William I, and ceded his German lands once and for all, to Nassau-Weilburg. Nevertheless, the House of Nassau-Orange has had a large impact on Europe and the world, so it is only right to record them here. This represents one line (usually the elder) of the Junior branch of the Nassau dynasts. www.hostkingdom.net /germinor.html   (636 words)

Nassau-Weilburg Royal Family See 22.144 - Wilhelm inherited the principality of Nassau-Weilburg from his father on 9 January 1816 and the Duchy of Nassau-Usingen from a distant relative only two months later on 24 March 1816. He thus became the Duke of Nassau in 1816 following the extinction of the Usingen line of the House of Nassau. See 30.7 - Wilhelm inherited the principality of Nassau-Weilburg from his father on 9 January 1816 and the Duchy of Nassau-Usingen from a distant relative only two months later on 24 March 1816. www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Nassau_Royal_Family.htm   (636 words)

United Kingdom of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As females were not allowed to succeed in Luxemburg due to the Salic law, the Grand Duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a collateral line; this in accordance with the Nassau Family Treaty of 1783. The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg was to be ruled by the House of Orange-Nassau up to 1890, the year William III died. The House of Orange-Nassau came to be the monarchs of this new state. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands   (285 words)

United Kingdom of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As females were not allowed to succeed in Luxemburg due to the Salic law, the Grand Duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg, a collateral line; this in accordance with the Nassau Family Treaty of 1783. The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg was to be ruled by the House of Orange-Nassau up to 1890, the year William III died. This state, officially called the "Kingdom of the Netherlands", was made up of the former United Provinces (better: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands) to the north, the former Austrian Netherlands to the south, and the former prince-bishopric of Lüttich. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands   (283 words)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg, agnatically the House of Bourbon) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duke Adolphe held the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg and Prince(ss) of Nassau with the style of His/Her Grand Ducal Highness. The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon of Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Parma). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg   (1459 words)

Francia Media:  Lorraine & Burgundy This turned out to be Adolph, who had been the Duke and Prince of Nassau, Usingen, and Nassau-Weilburg and had lost his state to Prussia in 1866, after taking the side of Austria in the Six Weeks War. When the Salic Law prohibited the succession of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to Luxembourg in 1890, a distant relative in the House of Nassau was found for the Grand Duchy. Since Adolph was really of the senior line of Nassau, this was actually rather nice, for the Netherlands, in effect, to find a position for him after the loss of his job to Prussia. www.friesian.com /lorraine.htm   (11703 words)

Encyclopedia: Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg The current Letzeburgesch Grand Ducal family was begun when Adolphe of Nassau was enthroned as the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of the House of Nassau-Weilburg. She is Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Princess of the Belgians, and Princess of Nassau. She is Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Archduchess of Austria, and Princess of Hungary. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grand-Ducal-Family-of-Luxembourg   (11703 words)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Pictures The current Letzeburgesch Grand Ducal family was begun when Adolf of Nassau was enthroned as the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of the House of Nassau-Weilburg. She is Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Archduchess of Austria, and Princess of Hungary. She is Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Princess of the Belgians, and Princess of Nassau. www.greatestinfo.org /Grand_Ducal_Family_of_Luxembourg   (11703 words)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg, agnatically the House of Bourbon) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon of Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Parma). HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, son of the Grand Duke, born 1981 en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg   (1459 words)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg, agnatically the House of Bourbon) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke. The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon of Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Parma). HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, son of the Grand Duke, born 1981 en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg   (1459 words)

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