European Heraldry

The Walram Line
(1255-1912)

Counts of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, and Weilburg
(1255-1344)

• Walram II of Nassau (1220-1276), Count of Nassau.
• Adolph. (c. 1255-1298), Count of Nassau, King of the Romans from 1292.
• Gerlach I of Nassau, (1288- 1361), Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, Weilburg, and Weilnau. In 1344 he abdicated. Son of Emperor Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.

Sons of Gerlach I of Nassau:

• Adolf I , (1307– 1370), Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein from 1344 .
• John I, (1309-1371), Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1344.
• Ruprecht of Nassau-Sonnenberg (d. 1390), Count of Nassau-Sonnenberg, dsp

Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
(1355–1480), divided
Counts of Nassau-Idstein, Elder Line
(1480–1509) to Wiesbaden
Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden
(1480–1605) to Nassau-Weilburg

• Adolf I, (1307–1370), Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein from 1344.

Line extinct 1605.

• Adolph II (or III) of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, (c.1423- 1475), Archbishop of Mainz from 1461 until 1475.

Counts of Nassau-Weilburg
(1344-1627)
Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(1371-1574) to Nassau-Weilburg

• John I, (1309-1371), Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1344.
• Philipp I, (1368- 1429), Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1371 and Count of Saarbrücken from 1381.
• John II (1429-1472), Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Knight of the Crescent
• Louis II. (1593–1627),Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1602.

Split his lands amongst his three sons in 1625:

• William Louis, (1590-1640), Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
• John IV, (1603-1677), Count of Nassau-Idstein.
• Ernst Casimir, (1607-1655), Count of Nassau-Weilburg.

Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(1625 -1728) to Nassau-Ottweiler
Counts of Ottweiler-Nassau
(1640-1728) to Nassau-Usingen
Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(1640-1723) to Ottweiler-Nassau
Counts of Nassau-Usingen from 1688 Princes of Nassau-Usingen
(1640-1735)
Princes of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Usingen
(1735-1797) to Nassau-Usingen
Princes of Nassau-Usingen
(1735-1806)
Duke of Nassau (1806-1816)

• William Louis, (1590-1640), Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Line extinct in 1816.

• Johann Ludwig (1640-1690),Count of Nassau-Ottweiler

Line extinct in 1728

• Gustav Adolf, (1632-1677), Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Line extinct in 1723.

• Walrad, ( 1635- 1702 ), Count of Nassau-Usingen from 1659 to 1688 and then Prince of Nassau-Usingen.

Sons of Wilhelm Heinrich (1702-1718):

• Charles, (1712-1775), Prince of Nassau-Usingen from 1718.
• Wilhelm Heinrich, ( 1718- 1768 ), Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken from 1741.
• Louis, ( 1745- 1794), Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken from 1768, Duke of Dillingen.

Line extinct in 1797.

• Friedrich August, of Nassau-Usingen, ( 1738- 1816), Count of Nassau-Usingen from 1803 and Duke of Nassau from 1806.

Line of Nassau-Usingen extinct.

Counts of Nassau-Idstein
(1629-1721) to Nassau-Idstein-Ottweiler.

• John IV, (1603-1677), Count of Nassau-Idstein.

Line extinct in 1721.

Counts and Princes of Nassau-Weilburg
(1629-1816)
Dukes of Nassau
(1816-1866)
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
(1890-1964)

• Ernst Casimir, (1607-1655), Count of Nassau-Weilburg.
• Johann Ernst, (1664-1719), Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1675 and Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1688 and an Imperial Generalfeldmarschall.
• Frederick William,( 1768- 1816),Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. In 1806 he was given the title of Prince of Nassau, while his cousin, Prince Frederick Augustus of Nassau-Usingen, became Duke of Nassau.
• Wilhelm, (1792-1839), Duke of Nassau, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1816.
• Adolphe I, (1817-1905), Duke of Nassau from 1839 to 1866 and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1890. Founder of Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau.