Duke of Nassau

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hereditary noble title sovereign ruler

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.

Aliases (2)

William, Duke of Nassau ×2
Duke of Nassau (titular) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary noble title → sovereign ruler →
annexationYear	1866 →
annexedBy	Kingdom of Prussia →
associatedWith	House of Orange-Nassau →
branchOfHouse	Nassau-Weilburg →
capital	Wiesbaden NERFINISHED →
coatOfArmsFeature	blue shield with golden billets and lion →
continent	Europe →
country	Duchy of Nassau NERFINISHED →
createdFrom	County of Nassau → Principality of Nassau-Usingen NERFINISHED → Principality of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED →
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 →
territoryNowPartOf	Hesse → North Rhine-Westphalia → Rhineland-Palatinate →
titleCreationDate	1806 →
titleHolder	Adolf of Nassau NERFINISHED → Frederick William, Duke of Nassau NERFINISHED → William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen → William, Duke of Nassau →
titleTerritorialBase	Nassau (region) →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg → William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ("Duke of Nassau (titular)") →	title
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ("William, Duke of Nassau") →	father
Nassau family →	hasTitle
Duchy of Nassau →	headOfStateTitle
House of Orange-Nassau →	positionHeld
Duke of Nassau ("William, Duke of Nassau") →	titleHolder
House of Nassau-Weilburg →	titles