Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
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Charles August was from 1719 to 1753 Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.
Karl August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg. In his youth, he works as a diplomat for Saxony; for a while he was the Saxon ambassador to Paris
. He succeeded his father as Prince in Weilburg on 27 February 1719.
In 1733 and 1734 he commanded the imperial troops on the Rhine as an imperial cavalry general.
In 1737 he assumed the title of Prince, which family had been awarded in 1688. In 1688 the family had not, however, obtained a seat on the princely bench in the Imperial Diet, and in protest, they had not used their title. In 1737, the seat in the diet was finally awarded and Charles August started using his princely title.
Charles August died in 1753 and was buried in the chapel of Weilburg. He was succeeded by his son Charles Christian
after.
. They had the following children:
Karl August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg. In his youth, he works as a diplomat for Saxony; for a while he was the Saxon ambassador to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He succeeded his father as Prince in Weilburg on 27 February 1719.
In 1733 and 1734 he commanded the imperial troops on the Rhine as an imperial cavalry general.
In 1737 he assumed the title of Prince, which family had been awarded in 1688. In 1688 the family had not, however, obtained a seat on the princely bench in the Imperial Diet, and in protest, they had not used their title. In 1737, the seat in the diet was finally awarded and Charles August started using his princely title.
Charles August died in 1753 and was buried in the chapel of Weilburg. He was succeeded by his son Charles Christian
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg , till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg between 1753 and 1788....
after.
Descendants
Charles August married on 17 August 1723 in Wiesbaden, Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein (1699–1750), daughter of George AugustGeorge August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
George August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein , was from 1677 and Graf in 1688 until his death in Count of Nassau-Idstein. He worked mainly in Wiesbaden.- Life :...
. They had the following children:
- Henrietta Maria Dorothea (1724- 1724)
- Henrietta Augusta Frederica (1726–1757)
- Christiana Louise (1727-1727)
- Polyxena Louise Wilhelmina (1728–1732)
- Christiana Louise Charlotte (1730–1732)
- Louise Polyxena (born: 27 January 1733; died: 27 September 1764)
- married Prince Simon August of Lippe-DetmoldSimon August, Count of Lippe-DetmoldSimon August, Count of Lippe , ruled the County of Lippe-Detmold from 1734 until 1782.He was the son of Simon Henry Adolph and Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein. Simon August ruled until 1747 under the guardianship of his mother...
- Charles ChristianCharles Christian, Prince of Nassau-WeilburgCharles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg , till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg between 1753 and 1788....
(1735–1788)
- Charles Christian
- married firstly in 1760 Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau daughter of William IV, Prince of OrangeWilliam IV, Prince of OrangeWilliam IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau , born Willem Karel Hendrik Friso, was the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands.-Early life:...
(1743-1787) - married secondly in 1788 Barbara Giessen of Kirchheim
External links
- Familienliste auf www.royaltyguide.nl
- Eintrag www.thepeerage.com