Duke of Nassau

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The Duke of Nassau was the sovereign ruler of the small German duchy of Nassau, historically held by the Nassau-Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau until its annexation by Prussia in 1866.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Nassau canonical 13
William, Duke of Nassau 5
Dukes of Nassau 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary noble title
sovereign ruler
annexationYear 1866
annexedBy Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
associatedWith House of Orange-Nassau
branchOfHouse Nassau-Weilburg
linked to: Weilburg
capital Wiesbaden
coatOfArmsFeature blue shield with golden billets and lion
continent Europe
country Duchy of Nassau
createdFrom County of Nassau
Principality of Nassau-Usingen
Principality of Nassau-Weilburg
dynasticHouseReligion Calvinism
dynastyContinuedAs Grand Duke of Luxembourg
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
heldByBranch Nassau-Weilburg line
historicalEra 19th century
house House of Nassau
language German
locatedIn German Confederation
Germany
lostSovereigntyIn 1866
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
nobleRank duke
notableTitleHolder Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
politicalStatus mediatized German state ruler
predecessorState Holy Roman Empire
rankWithinGermanStates middle-sized principality ruler
reasonForAnnexation Austro-Prussian War
religion Protestantism
sovereignTitleAbolished yes
sovereignUntil 1866
style His Ducal Serene Highness
successorState Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
territoryNowPartOf Hesse
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
titleCreationDate 1806
titleHolder Adolf of Nassau
Frederick William, Duke of Nassau
William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
titleTerritorialBase Nassau (region)
linked to: Nassau

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Nassau-Weilburg titles Duke of Nassau
Duchy of Nassau headOfStateTitle Duke of Nassau
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg father William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
Duke of Nassau titleHolder William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg title Duke of Nassau (titular)
linked to: Duke of Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau positionHeld Duke of Nassau
subject linked to: Orange-Nassau
Nassau family hasTitle Duke of Nassau
Biebrich historicallySeatOf Dukes of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
Walramian line hasTitleHolder Dukes of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
Duchy of Nassau headOfStateTitle Duke of Nassau
Duchy of Nassau notableRuler William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau positionHeld Duke of Nassau
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau nobleTitle Duke of Nassau
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau father William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau predecessorAsDukeOfNassau William, Duke of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg title Duke of Nassau
subject linked to: William Alexander
Count of Nassau successor Duke of Nassau
Biebrich Palace formerOwner Dukes of Nassau
linked to: Duke of Nassau