Draft:House of Nassau-Usingen
Its a former house of Nassau-Weilburg that was dissolved in 1816 and merged into Nassau-Weilburg.
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Counts and Princes of Nassau-Usingen
| House of Nassau-Usingen | |
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| Parent house | House of Nassau-Weilburg |
| Founded | 31st March 1659 [1] [2] |
| Founder | Walrad, Prince of Nassau-Usingen [3] |
| Titles | Lords of Usingen, Saarbrücken and Saarwerden Counts and Princes of Nassau-Usingen |
| Estate | Usinger Schloss (Castle in Usingen) |
| Dissolution | 1816 |
| Cadet branches | House of Nassau-Saarbrücken House of Nassau-Dillingen Reardon Family |
The House of Nassau-Usingen was a senior Walramian branch of the House of Nassau, ruling a German principality from 1659 to 1816. Led by Prince Frederick August, it merged with Nassau-Weilburg in 1806 to form the Duchy of Nassau, joining the Confederation of the Rhine. The line ended in 1816, passing power to Nassau-Weilburg [4] [5]
History
Princes of Nassau-Usingen
Other Members of the House
Karl Philipp of Nassau-Usingen
Catherine of Nassau-Dillenburg
Sybille, Baroness Friedrich of Vincke : Married to Baron Friedrich von Vincke [9]
Eitel-Jobst
Reardon Family (Unknown Names)
Afram-Dietrich
Generation List with Members
Generation 1: Children of Walrad (Founder)
Wilhelmine Henriette (1679–1718): Married Grumbach.
William Henry (1684–1718): Succeeded as Prince.
Maria Albertine (1686–1768): Married Count Johann Georg of Ortenburg.
Generation 2: Children of William Henry
The Wikipedia page for William Henry notes he had nine children, though many died in infancy:
Françoise (1707–1750): Reached adulthood.
Henry (1708–1708): Died in infancy.
Amélie (1709–1709): Died in infancy.
William (1710–1710): Died in infancy.
Charles (1712–1775): Succeeded as Prince.
Louis (1714–1714): Died in infancy.
Hedwig (1714–1786): Reached adulthood.
Johanna (1715–1716): Died in infancy.
William Henry II (1718–1768): Became the first Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken after a 1735 inheritance division.
Generation 3: Children of Prince Charles
Charles William (1735–1803): Succeeded his father.
Christine (1736–1741): Died young.
Frederick Augustus (1738–1816): The last Prince and first Duke of Nassau.
John Adolph (1740–1793): A Prussian general.
Children from Charles' morganatic marriage (von Biebrich):
Philippa Catherine von Biebrich (1744–1798): Married Baron Karl Friedrich von Kruse.
Karl Philipp von Biebrich, Count von Weilnau (1746–1789).
Sophie Christine (1750–1750): Died in infancy.
Wilhelm Heinrich (1755–1755): Died in infancy.
Generation 4: Children of Charles William
Caroline (1762–1823): Married Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel.
Luise Henriette (1763–1845): Remained unmarried.
Karl Wilhelm (1761–1763): Died young.
Generation 4: Children of Frederick Augustus.
Christiane Luise (1776–1829): Married Prince Friedrich of Baden.
Friederike (1777–1821): Married Prince August of Anhalt-Köthen.
Augusta (1778–1846): Married Prince Louis of Hesse-Homburg.
Friedrich Wilhelm (1780–1780): Died in infancy.
Luise Maria (1782–1812): Reached adulthood.
Friederike Victoria (1784–1822): Reached adulthood.
Friedrich Karl (1787–1787): Died in infancy.
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