William, Duke of Nassau
| William | |||||
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William | |||||
| Duke of Nassau | |||||
| Reign | 24 March 1816 – 20 August 1839 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick Augustus | ||||
| Successor | Adolphe | ||||
| Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||
| Reign | 9 January 1816 – 24 March 1816 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick William | ||||
| Successor | None. Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau | ||||
| Born | 14 June 1792 Kirchheimbolanden, Principality of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Died | 20 August 1839 (aged 47) Kissingen, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Burial | Schlosskirche, Weilburg | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
(m. 1813; died 1825)Princess Pauline of Württemberg
(m. 1829) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Auguste Therese, Duchess Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Wilhelm Karl Prince Moritz Princess Marie Wilhelmine Prince Wilhelm Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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| House | Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Mother | Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg | ||||
| Religion | Calvinism[1] | ||||
William (Names: Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus; 14 June 1792, Kirchheimbolanden – 20/30 August 1839, Kissingen) was joint sovereign Duke of Nassau, along with his father's cousin Frederick Augustus, reigning from 1816 until 1839. He was also sovereign Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1816 until its legal process of forming a corporation into the duchy of Nassau.
References
- ↑ "Military Wiki".
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