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Origins. Nassau, originally a county, developed on the lower Lahn river in what is known today as Rhineland-Palatinate. The town of Nassau was founded in 915. [1] Dudo of Laurenburg held Nassau as a fiefdom as granted by the Bishopric of Worms. His son, Rupert, built the Nassau Castle there around 1125, declaring himself "Count of Nassau".
Count George of Nassau-Beilstein, later also Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, (1 September 1562 – 9 August 1623 in Dillenburg) was the third son of Count John VI "the Elder" of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536–1606) from his first marriage with Landgravine Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg.
- First Nassau-Siegen
- Second Nassau-Siegen
- After 1743
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Nassau-Siegen was first created when the sons of Otto Idivided their inheritance: 1. Henryreceived Nassau-Siegen 2. Emicho received Nassau-Hadamar 3. John received Nassau-Dillenburg John died childless in 1328 and Henry inherited Nassau-Dillenburg. Henry moved to Dillenburg and his descendants are known as the Nassau-Dillenburg line.
After John VI of Nassau-Dillenburgdied in 1606, Nassau-Dillenburg was divided among his five surviving sons: 1. William Louisreceived a rather reduced Nassau-Dillenburg 2. George received Nassau-Beilstein 3. John VII received Nassau-Siegen 4. Ernest Casimir received Nassau-Dietz 5. John Louis received Nassau-Hadamar This division created a new prin...
The Rheinbundakte, the treaty of July 12, 1806, that created the Confederation of the Rhine, mediatised Nassau-Siegen and placed it under the sovereignty of the newly created Grand Duchy of Berg. In 1808, Prince William VI of Orange-Nassau lost his remaining German possessions, as a punishment for his opposition to Napoleon. In 1813, after the Batt...
The principality consisted of the districts of Siegen, Netphen, Hilchenbach, and Freudenberg. From 1628-1734, the Protestant part consisted of the districts of Hilchenbach and Freudenberg and a half the district of Siegen. At the time, the Catholic half of the district of Siegen was called the district of Hayn. The Catholic part of the county consi...
The name Siegen comes from the possibly Celtic river name Sieg. It is, however, unclear whether there is any relation between this name and the Celtic-Germanic Sicambri (Ger. Sugambrer) people, who in pre-Christian times lived in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. The first documentary mention of the place called Sigena dates from 1079. The city's hi...
Aug 22, 2023 · Genealogy for graaf Wilhelm van Nassau Dillenburg (von Nassau-Dillenburg), Count of Nassau (1487 - 1559) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- Dillenburg, Hesse
- Dillenburg, Giessen, Hesse, Germany
- April 10, 1487
Apr 20, 2024 · William I was the first of the hereditary stadtholders (1572–84) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands and leader of the revolt of the Netherlands against Spanish rule and the Catholic religion. William, the eldest son of William, count of Nassau-Dillenburg, grew up in a cultivated Lutheran.
The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Wilhelm “the Rich” von Nassau-Dillenburg. Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Siegen, Vianden, Dietz and (since 1557) Katzenelnbogen. In 1528 the Emperor offered him to become governor of Luxembourg, but he did not accept this. In 1535 he became Lutheran.
