Duchy of Nassau

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former duchy former state member state of the German Confederation

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.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former duchy → former state → member state of the German Confederation →
alliedWith	Austria (Habsburg Monarchy) NERFINISHED →
annexationYear	1866 →
annexedBy	Kingdom of Prussia →
borderedBy	Electorate of Hesse NERFINISHED → Free City of Frankfurt → Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED → Kingdom of Prussia →
capital	Wiesbaden NERFINISHED →
coatOfArmsFeatures	blue shield with golden lions →
commonName	Nassau →
continent	Europe →
conventionalLongName	Duchy of Nassau →
country	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 NERFINISHED →
joinedConfederationOfTheRhine	1806 →
joinedGermanConfederation	1815 →
largestCity	Wiesbaden NERFINISHED →
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	Kingdom of Prussia → Province of Hesse-Nassau →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
County of Nassau → County of Nassau-Dillenburg → County of Nassau-Siegen → Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz →	successor
Confederation of the Rhine → German Confederation →	memberState
Wilhelm Dilthey →	birthPlace
Grand Duchy of Berg →	borderedBy
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg →	citizenship
Duchy of Nassau →	conventionalLongName
County of Nassau-Weilburg →	followedBy
County of Nassau-Weilburg →	hasSuccessorState
House of Nassau-Weilburg →	historicalTerritory
German states →	includedEntity
County of Nassau-Weilburg →	mergedInto
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier →	successorState