Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (

Weilburg Weilburg is, with just under 13,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg. Geography Location The community lies in the Lahn valley between the Wester ...

, 16 January 1735 – Münster-Dreissen, near Kirchheim, 28 November 1788), till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of

Nassau-Weilburg The House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County of Nassau, which was a state in what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806. On 17 July 1806, upon the dissolution of t ...

between 1753 and 1788.

Family and rule

He was the son of

Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg Charles August; 17 September 1685, Weilburg – 9 November 1753) was from 1719 to 1753 Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. Charles August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg. In his yo ...

and Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein. He succeeded his father in 1753 and united his territories in 1783 with Nassau-Saarbrücken, Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Dietz.

Marriage

He married on 5 March 1760 in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (''Wilhelmine Carolina''; 28 February 1743 – 6 May 1787) was a Dutch regent. She was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Anne, Princess Royal. She was regent of the ...

(1743–1787), daughter of

William IV, Prince of Orange William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751. During his whole ...

and

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of ...

. He became a general in the Dutch infantry, governor of

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and governor of

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

(1773–1784). He negotiated in vain with the Patriots in 1787. After the death of his wife, he concluded a

morganatic marriage Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

with Barbara Giessen von Kirchheim. He died in 1788 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Frederick William.

Children

He and Carolina had 15 children, some of whom became ancestors of 19th century royalty: # Georg Wilhelm Belgicus, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (

, 18 December 1760 – Honselaarsdijk, 27 May 1762). # Wilhelm ''Ludwig'' Karl, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 12 December 1761 – Kirchheim, 16 April/26 April 1770). # Princess Auguste ''Marie'' Karoline of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 5 February 1764 –

, 25 January 1802). A

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Quedlinburg Quedlinburg () is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of in ...

and

Herford Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford. Geography Geographic locat ...

. # Princess Wilhelmine ''Luise'' of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 28 September 1765 –

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, 10 October 1837), married in Kirchheim on 9 January 1786

Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (german: link=no, Heinrich XIII Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 16 February 174729 January 1817) was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1800 to 1817. Early life Heinrich XIII was born at Greiz, Reuss, third child of Heinri ...

(Greiz, 16 February 1747 – Greiz, 29 January 1817), and had issue: ## Prince Heinrich XVIII Reuss of Greiz (31 March 1787 – 31 March 1787), the only grandchild of Charles Christian who was born in his lifetime. ##

Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (german: Heinrich XIX Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 1 March 179031 October 1836) was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1817 to 1836. Early life Heinrich XIX was born at Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, elder surviving son ...

(1 March 1790 – 31 October 1836), married in 1822 to Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort, had issue. ##

Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (german: Heinrich XX Fürst Reuß zu Greiz; 29 June 17948 November 1859) was Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1836 to 1859. Early life Heinrich XX was born at Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, younger surviv ...

(29 June 1794 – 8 November 1859), married firstly in 1834 to Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, no issue, Princess Sophie died in 1838; Married secondly in 1839 to Landgravine Karoline of

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, had issue. # Stillborn son (The Hague, 22 October 1767). #

Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (25 October 1768, The Hague – 9 January 1816, Weilburg) was a ruler of Nassau-Weilburg. He was created Prince of Nassau and reigned jointly with his cousin, Prince Frederick Augustus of Nassau-Usin ...

(25 October 1768,

– 9 January 1816). # Princess ''Karoline'' Luise Friederike of Nassau-Weilburg (Kirchheim, 14 February 1770 –

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, 8 July 1828), married in Kirchheim on 4 September 1787 Karl Ludwig, Prince zu Wied (

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, 9 September 1763 – Dierdorf, 9 March 1824), without issue. # Prince Karl Ludwig of Nassau-Weilburg (Kirchheim, 19 July 1772 – Kirchheim, 27 July 1772). # Prince ''Karl'' Friedrich Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg (Kirchheim, 1 May 1775 – Weilburg, 11 May 1807), unmarried and without issue. # Princess ''Amelia'' Charlotte Wilhelmine Luise of Nassau-Weilburg (Kirchheim, 7 August 1776 –

Schaumburg Schaumburg is a district (''Landkreis'') of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (clockwise from the north) the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Lippe and Minden-Lüb ...

, 19 February 1841), married firstly in Weilburg on 29 October 1793

Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Victor II Karl Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 2 November 1767Schaumburg, 22 April 1812), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and a ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schau ...

, and had issue, and married secondly in Schaumburg on 15 February 1813 Friedrich, Baron von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (14 February 1777 – 4 December 1849), and had issue. # Stillborn daughter (Kirchheim, 21 October 1778). # Child (1779–1779). #

Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg Princess Henriëtte of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (22 April 1780, in Kirchheimbolanden – 2 January 1857, in Kirchheim unter Teck) was a German duchess. She was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian and Carolina of Orange-Nassau, daughte ...

(22 April 1780 – 2 January 1857). Married

Duke Louis of Württemberg Duke Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg (; 30 August 1756, in Treptow an der Rega20 September 1817, in Kirchheim unter Teck) was the second son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Br ...

, second son of

Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

. # Child (.. November 1784 - died shortly thereafter). # Child (.. November 1785 - died shortly thereafter).

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