County of Nassau-Dietz

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The County of Nassau-Dietz was a territorial principality within the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the Nassau-Dietz branch of the House of Nassau, forming part of the historical foundations of what later became the Dutch royal family’s holdings.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nassau-Dietz 4
County of Nassau-Dietz canonical 2
Count of Nassau-Dietz 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county
imperial county
territorial principality
associatedDynast Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
John William Friso of Nassau-Dietz
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
associatedWithTitle Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
capital Dietz
coatOfArms arms of Nassau-Dietz
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticUnionWith Orange principality
feudalSystem Holy Roman Empire feudal hierarchy
governmentType feudal principality
monarchy
hasDynasticBranch Nassau-Dietz
hasDynasticHouse House of Nassau
historicalRegion Frisia
Lower Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
historicalRole foundation of Dutch royal family holdings
historicalSignificance precursor to Dutch monarchy’s territorial base
language German
linkedTo Dutch royal family
House of Orange-Nassau
locatedInPresentDay Germany
Netherlands
memberOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
namedAfter Dietz
House of Nassau
nobleHouseBecame House of Orange-Nassau
nobleRankOfRuler count
partOf Holy Roman Empire
partOfDynasticComplex Nassau territories
Orange-Nassau possessions
predecessor County of Nassau
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
ruledBy House of Nassau
Nassau-Dietz branch
sovereignty vassal of Holy Roman Emperor
successor Principality of Nassau-Dietz
United Provinces of the Netherlands
linked to: Dutch Republic
territorialStatus immediate territory of the Empire
typeOfSubdivision imperial estate

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Referenced by (8)

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

House of Nassau-Dietz hasMainTerritory County of Nassau-Dietz
House of Nassau-Dietz namedAfter Nassau-Dietz
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
House of Nassau-Dietz hasTitle Count of Nassau-Dietz
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
County of Nassau-Dietz ruledBy Nassau-Dietz branch
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
County of Nassau-Dietz hasDynasticBranch Nassau-Dietz
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz nobleFamily Nassau-Dietz
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz familyName Nassau-Dietz
linked to: County of Nassau-Dietz
Diez historicalRegion County of Nassau-Dietz
subject linked to: Dietz