Duchy of Nassau

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The Duchy of Nassau was a small German state in the 19th century, located in what is now western Germany, that existed from 1806 until its annexation by Prussia in 1866.

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Label Occurrences
Duchy of Nassau canonical 55
Duchy of Nassau (partial) 1
Herzogtum Nassau 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former duchy
former state
member state of the German Confederation
alliedWith Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austria (Habsburg Monarchy)
annexationYear 1866
annexedBy Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
borderedBy Electorate of Hesse
Free City of Frankfurt
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
capital Wiesbaden
coatOfArmsFeatures blue shield with golden lions
commonName Nassau
continent Europe
conventionalLongName Duchy of Nassau self-link
country German Empire
surface form: Germany (historical)
currency Gulden
dateEstablished 1806-08-30
dissolutionDate 1866-10-03
dynasty House of Nassau-Weilburg
endDate 1866
firstRuler Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle Duke of Nassau
historicalLegacy name preserved in region of Nassau and in Hesse-Nassau
includedCity Ems
Limburg an der Lahn
Wiesbaden
joinedConfederationOfTheRhine 1806
joinedGermanConfederation 1815
largestCity Wiesbaden
lastRuler Adolphe, Duke of Nassau
locatedInPresentDay Germany
locatedInRegion Rhineland
Taunus region
western Germany
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
notableEconomicActivity spa tourism
viticulture
officialLanguage German
participatedIn Austro-Prussian War
Napoleonic Wars
predecessor County of Nassau-Weilburg
Principality of Nassau-Usingen
reasonForAnnexation defeat in the Austro-Prussian War
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
rulingHouse House of Nassau
startDate 1806
successor Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Province of Hesse-Nassau

Referenced by (57)

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

County of Nassau successor Duchy of Nassau
German states includedEntity Duchy of Nassau
Wilhelm Dilthey birthPlace Duchy of Nassau
Confederation of the Rhine memberState Duchy of Nassau
County of Nassau-Siegen successor Duchy of Nassau
County of Nassau-Dillenburg successor Duchy of Nassau
County of Nassau-Weilburg followedBy Duchy of Nassau
County of Nassau-Weilburg mergedInto Duchy of Nassau
German Confederation memberState Duchy of Nassau
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz successor Duchy of Nassau
Grand Duchy of Berg borderedBy Duchy of Nassau
Duchy of Nassau conventionalLongName Duchy of Nassau self-link
Duke of Nassau country Duchy of Nassau
Nassau associatedWith Duchy of Nassau
Grand Duke of Berg hasSuccessorState Duchy of Nassau
this entity surface form: Duchy of Nassau (partial)
Province of Hesse-Nassau formedFrom Duchy of Nassau
Nassau, Germany formerCapitalOf Duchy of Nassau
Nassau, Germany historicallyPartOf Duchy of Nassau
Dillenburg locatedInFormerState Duchy of Nassau
South German gulden usedIn Duchy of Nassau
Rheinbund hasMemberState Duchy of Nassau
Nassau Castle associatedWith Duchy of Nassau
Usingen wasPartOf Duchy of Nassau
Biebrich historicalAffiliation Duchy of Nassau
Idstein historicalAffiliation Duchy of Nassau
Walramian line producedRulingDynastyOf Duchy of Nassau
Hadamar formerTerritorialAffiliation Duchy of Nassau
SMS Nassau namesake Duchy of Nassau
House of Nassau-Usingen successor Duchy of Nassau
House of Nassau-Usingen mergedInto Duchy of Nassau
Peace of Prague affectedEntity Duchy of Nassau
subject surface form: Peace of Prague (1866)
Nassau territories followedBy Duchy of Nassau
Hesse-Nassau formedFrom Duchy of Nassau
Adolphe, Duke of Nassau monarchOf Duchy of Nassau
Kurhessen borderedBy Duchy of Nassau
this entity surface form: Herzogtum Nassau
Electorate of Trier successor Duchy of Nassau
Order of Adolphe of Nassau establishedIn Duchy of Nassau