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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".
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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. The lords of Nassau were originally titled Count of Nassau, then elevated to the princely class as princely counts. At the end of the Holy Roman Empire, they proclaimed themselves Dukes of Nassau, forming the independent state Nassau in what is now the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. The duchy was annexed by Prussia in 1866, when it was incorporated into the new Province of Hesse-Nassau. Today Nassau is a geographical, historical and cultural region in Germany.
All Dutch monarchs since 1890 and the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg since 1912 have been descended in the female line from the House of Nassau. According to German tradition, the family name is passed only in the male line of succession. The house is therefore, from this perspective, extinct since 1985. However Dutch aristocratic customs (and Luxembourg's, which are based on the aforementioned) differ, and do not consider the House extinct. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg uses "Duke of Nassau" as his secondary title and a title of pretense.
Count Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg (ca. 1060 – ca. 1123) is considered the founder of the House of Nassau. He is first mentioned in the purported founding-charter of Maria Laach Abbey in 1093 (although many historians consider the document to be fabricated). The Castle Laurenburg, located a few miles upriver from Nassau on the Lahn, was the seat of his lordship. His family probably descended from the Lords of Lipporn. In 1159, Nassau Castle became the ruling seat, and the house is now named after this castle.
The Counts of Laurenburg and Nassau expanded their authority under the brothers Robert (Ruprecht) I (1123–1154) and Arnold I of Laurenburg (1123–1148). Robert was the first person to call himself Count of Nassau, but the title was not confirmed until 1159, five years after Robert's death. Robert's son Walram I (1154–1198) was the first person to be legally titled Count of Nassau.
Counts of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, and Weilburg (1255–1344)
•1255–1276: Walram II •1276–1298: Adolf of Nassau, crowned King of Germany in 1292 •1298–1304: Robert VI of Nassau •1298–1324: Walram III, Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, and Weilnau •1298–1344: Gerlach I, Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, Weilburg, and Weilnau
Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1816)
Main article: House of Nassau- Count Walram II began the Countship of Nassau-Weilburg, which existed to 1816. The sovereigns of this house afterwards governed the Duchy of Nassau until 1866 and from 1890 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The branch of Nassau-Weilburg ultimately became rulers of Luxembourg. The Walram line received the lordship of Merenberg in 1328 and Saarbrücken (by marriage) in 1353. Weilburg
Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1344–1728)
•1344–1370: Adolph I •1370–after 1386: Gerlach II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden •1370–1393: Walram IV, Count of Nassau-Idstein; inherited Wiesbaden when Gerlach II died •1393–1426: Adolph II •1426–1480: John II •1480–1509: Philip, Count of Nassau-Idstein •1480–1511: Adolf III, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden; inherited Idstein in 1509 •1511–1558: Philip I •1558–1566: Philip II •1566–1568: Balthasar •1568–1596: John Louis I •1596–1599: John Philip, jointly with his brother John Louis II •1596–1605: John Louis II •1605–1627: Louis II •1627–1629: William Louis •1629–1677: John, Count of Nassau-Idstein, and (from 1651) in Wiesbaden, Sonnenberg, Wehen, Burg-Schwalbach and Lahr •1677–1721: George August Samuel (1688–1721) •1721–1723: Charles Louis •1723–1728: Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler (1680–1728), and in Rixingen (1703–28), and Idstein (1721–1728), and in Wiesbaden, etc. (1723–28)
•1255–1290: Otto I, Count of Nassau in Siegen, Dillenburg, Beilstein, and Ginsberg
•1290–1303: Joint rule by Henry, John and Emicho I, sons of Otto I
House of Orange and Nassau
A summary family tree of the House of Orange-Nassau from the joining of the house of Nassau-Breda/Dillenburg and the House of Châlon-Arlay-Orange to the end of the Dutch Republic is shown below. The family spawned many famous statesmen and generals, including two of the acknowledged "first captains of their age", Maurice of Nassau and the Marshal de Turenne.
House of Nassau-Weilburg
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The Grand-Ducal Family of Luxembourg
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg
•Kings of Germany family tree. The Nassaus were the 9th dynasty to rule Germany and were related by marriage to all the others.
•Archives of the House of Nassau
List of princesses of Luxembourg. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken. Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg. Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg. Louis of Nassau. Louis, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken. Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Louis Gunther of Nassau.
Frederick of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (Q96058320) ... House of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein. 4 references. stated in. Charles Cawley, "Medieval Lands", 2006-2020. stated in.
