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instanceOf
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Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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monarch
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person
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accessionBasis
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Nassau Family Pact
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birthDate
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1817-07-24
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birthPlace
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Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau
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burialPlace
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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
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child
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Princess Hilda of Nassau
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William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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citizenship
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Duchy of Nassau
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Luxembourg
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countryRuled
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Luxembourg
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deathDate
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1905-11-17
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deathPlace
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Hohenburg Castle
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surface form:
Hohenburg Castle, Bavaria, German Empire
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era
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19th century
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early 20th century
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father
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Duke of Nassau
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surface form:
William, Duke of Nassau
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givenName
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Adolphe
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helpedShape
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modern constitutional monarchy of Luxembourg
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lostDuchyOfNassauTo
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Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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monarchNumberInLuxembourg
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first monarch of the House of Nassau-Weilburg to rule Luxembourg
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mother
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Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
NERFINISHED
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name
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Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
self-link
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nobleTitle
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Prince of Nassau
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notableFor
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being first Nassau-Weilburg ruler of Luxembourg
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transitioning Luxembourg into a more modern constitutional monarchy
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positionHeld
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Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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predecessor
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William III of the Netherlands
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reasonForAccessionInLuxembourg
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end of personal union with the Netherlands
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reignAsDukeOfNassauEnd
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1866
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reignAsDukeOfNassauStart
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1839
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reignEnd
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1905
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reignStart
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1890
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religion
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Protestantism
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royalHouse
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House of Nassau-Weilburg
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spouse
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Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
NERFINISHED
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style
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His Royal Highness
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successor
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William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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title
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Duke of Nassau
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