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Juliane Of Nassau-Dillenburg (1546–1588)
Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg (10 August 1546 – 31 August 1588) was a younger sister of prince William I of Orange-Nassau. Juliane was born at Dillenburg, the twelfth child of count William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, William the Rich and Juliana of Stolberg, his second wife. Prior to her marriage, she had been engaged with Frederick II of Denmark. On 14 June 1575 she married Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, with whom she had the following children: * Charles Günther, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Charles Günther I (6 November 1576 – 24 September 1630) * Elizabeth Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Elizabeth Juliane (1 January 1578 – 28 March 1658) * Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Sophie (1 March 1579 – 24 August 1630), married on 30 March 1595 with Count Jobst II of Barby-Mühlingen * Magdalene of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Magdalene (12 April 1580 – 22 April 1632), married on 22 May 1597 with Count Henry II, Count of Reuss-Gera, Henry II Reuss of Gera * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Nassau
The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled "Count of Nassau", then elevated to the princely class as "Princely Counts". Early on they divided into two main branches: the elder (Walramian) branch, that gave rise to the German king Adolf, and the younger (Ottonian) branch, that gave rise to the Princes of Orange and the monarchs of the Netherlands. At the end of the Holy Roman Empire and the Napoleonic Wars, the Walramian branch had inherited or acquired all the Nassau ancestral lands and proclaimed themselves, with the permission of the Congress of Vienna, the "Dukes of Nassau", forming the independent state of Nassau with its capital at Wiesbaden; this territory today mainly lies in the German Federal State of Hesse, and partially in the neighbouring State of Rhineland-Palatinate. The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
