House of Nassau

See also: Nassau

The house of Nassau makes go up its origin with a brother of Conrad I {{er}}, of Franconie, king of Germanie in 911.

Valéran Ier de Laurenbourg in Nassau (death in 1020) and Valéran II of Nassau (death in 1068) strictly speaking begin the sovereign family of Nassau.

With died of Henri II of Nassau (1251), it was divided into two lines, Walramienne and Ottonienne. The latter who reigned at the 19th century on the Holland, inherited in 1530 the Principauté Orange which belonged to the house of Trawl-net, and since this time the princes of this branch carried the title of princes d' Orange.

The Walramienne line, after having provided an emperor, Adolphe de Nassau (1293 - 1298), subdivided in many branches, which all were reduced to only one, in 1605, under Louis II of Nassau-Weilburg.

The latter split again in Nassau-Saarbrucken , Nassau-Idstein , Nassau-Weilburg . 2nd in 1721 died out; 1st two branches left, known as Saarbrucken and Saarbrucken-Usingen , which died out in 1797 and 1816. The 3rd branch, Nassau-Weilbourg, thus represent since 1816 all the Walramienne line, and joins together all the possessions of them.

The Counts de Nassau increased much under the Hohenstaufen. Walram Ier and Robert II followed Frederic Ier Barberousse to the Third crusade; the emperor Adolphe de Nassau bought the Margraviat S of Misnie and Lusace; but it attracted itself by there quarrels which finished by him costing the empire and the life.

Its descendants last with marriages the counties of Saarbrucken and Saarwerden and many seigniories. One of them was created by Charles IV prince of empire, titrates which was confirmed to them in 1688 and in 1737. In 1806, both Nassau reigning then (Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg) were first to sign the Confédération of the Rhine. In 1814, they obtained voice and meeting with the diet.

See too

House of Orange-Nassau

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