List of Nassau consorts explained

The following is a list of the consorts of Nassau princes from 1255 to 1797.

The Walram Line

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1429–1797)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Sophie of Erbach-ErbachCount George William of Erbach
(Erbach-Erbach)
12 July 172528 February 174224 July 1768
husband's death
10 June 1795William Henry
Princess Wilhelmina of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtJohn Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
22 January 175130 Oct 176624 July 1768
husband's ascension
17 July 1780Louis
Marie Françoise de St.Maurice, Princess de MontbarreyAlexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris, Prince de Montbarrey
(Montbarrey)
2 November 17612 September 17852 March 1794
husband's ascension
27 April 1797
husband's death
2 February 1838Henry

Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler (1640–1728)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-BischweilerChristian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
(Wittelsbach)
3 July 16346 Oct 16499 February 1690
husband's death
7 December 1715John Louis
Countess Christiane of Ahlefeld-RixingenFrederik, Count of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen
(Ahlefeldt-Rixingen)
21 April 1659 28 July 16809 February 1690
husband's ascension
22 October 1695 Frederick Louis
Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-LichtenbergJohann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
(Hanau-Lichtenberg)
11 April 166227 September 169725 May 17289 April 1751

Princess of Nassau-Usingen (1659–1816)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Comtesse Catherine Françoise de Croÿ-RoeulxEustache II de Croÿ, Comte de Roeulx, Baron de Beaurain
(Croÿ)
-16 June 167820 May 1686 Walrad
Countess Magdalena Elizabeth of Löwenstein-Wertheim-RochefortFerdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
(Löwenstein-Wertheim)
17 August 166218 June 168817 October 1702
husband's death
5 June 1733
Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-DillenburgHenry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
13 June 168015 April 170614 February 1718
husband's death
11 October 1738William Henry
Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-EisenachJohn William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Saxe-Eisenach)
3 September 171126 November 173427 November 1740Charles
Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-DagsburgChristian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
(Leiningen)
22 May 173416 April 176021 June 1775
husband's ascension
17 May 1803
husband's death
8 May 1810Charles William
Princess Luise of Waldeck and PyrmontKarl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(Waldeck)
29 January 17519 June 177517 May 180324 March 1816
husband elevate a Duke
17 November 1816Frederick Augustus

Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1816)

Countess of Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1688)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Philip III
Anna of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
21 September 154116 June 15594 October 1559
husband's ascension
11 November 1593
husband's death
12 February 1616Albert
Countess Erika of Manderscheid-BlankenheimFranz, Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
(Manderscheid)
c.15469 April 156330 December 1581Philip IV
Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-DillenburgJohann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
24 January 15643 October 158312 March 1602
husband's death
5 May 1611
Anna Maria of Hesse-KasselWilliam IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 January 15678 June 1589159321 November 1626Louis II
Anna Amalie of Baden-DurlachGeorg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Zähringen)
9 July 159525 November 16151627
husband's ascension
1629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
18 November 1651William Louis
Sibylla Magdalena of Baden-Durlach 21 July 16056 June 16291629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
22 July 1644John
Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-SaynWilhelm III, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn)
c.161022 February 163416 April 165514 January 1656Ernest Casimir
Countess Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-HomburgErnst, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein in Homburg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg)
27 August 1643 26 May 16638 September 167529 April 1678Frederick
Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-HartenburgFriedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 16623 April 16838 September 1675
husband's ascension
1688
husband elevated a Prince
22 April 1725John Ernst

Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1688–1816)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-HartenburgFriedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 16623 April 16831688
husband elevated a Prince
27 February 1719
husband's death
22 April 1725John Ernst
Princess Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-IdsteinGeorge August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
(Nassau)
17 August 169917 August 17238 June 1750Charles August
Princess Carolina of Orange-NassauWilliam IV, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
28 February 17435 March 1760 6 May 1787Charles Christian
Burgravine Louise Isabelle of KirchbergWilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg)
19 April 177231 July 1788 28 November 1788
husband's ascension
9 January 1816
husband's death
6 January 1827Frederick William
Princess Louise of Saxe-HildburghausenFrederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Hildburghausen)
28 January 179424 June 18149 January 1816
husband's ascension
24 March 1816
Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau
6 April 1825William

Duchess consort of Nassau (1816–1866)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Louise of Saxe-HildburghausenFrederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Hildburghausen)
28 January 179424 June 18149 January 1816
husband's ascension
6 April 1825William
Princess Pauline of WürttembergPrince Paul of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
25 February 181023 April 182930 August 1839
husband's death
7 July 1856
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of RussiaGrand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
26 May 182631 January 184428 January 1845Adolphe
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau[1] Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
25 December 183323 April 185120 September 1866
monarchy abolished
24 November 1916

Spouses of the pretenders

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-DessauPrince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
25 December 183323 April 185120 September 1866
monarchy abolished
17 November 1905
husband's death
24 November 1916Adolphe
Miguel I of Portugal
(Braganza)
13 July 1861 21 June 189317 November 1905
husband's accession
25 February 1912
husband's death
31 July 1942William IV
Robert I, Duke of Parma
(Bourbon-Parma)
28 October 18936 November 191912 November 1964
wife's abdication
8 April 1970Charlotte
Leopold III of Belgium
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
11 October 1927 9 April 195312 November 1964
husband's accession
7 October 2000
husband's abdication
10 January 2005Jean
José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez22 March 19564/14 February 1981 7 October 2000
husband's accession
IncumbentHenri

The Ottonian Line

Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-MarburgHenry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
(Hesse)
May 146611 February 14821504
husband's ascension
30 July 1516
husband's death
17 January 1523Johann V
Claudia of ChâlonJohn IV of Chalon-Arlay
(Chalon-Arlay)
1498May 15151516
husband's ascension
31 May 1521Henry III
Mencía de MendozaRodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cenete
(Mendoza)
30 November 150826 June 152414 September 1538
husband's death
4 January 1554
Countess Juliana of Stolberg-WernigerodeBodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(Stolberg)
15 February 150620 September 15311538
husband's ascension
6 October 1559
husband's death
18 June 1580William 'the Rich'
Countess Elisabeth of LeuchtenbergGeorge III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
(Leuchtenberg)
March 15376 or 16 June 15596 October 1559
husband's ascension
6 July 1579Johann VI
Countess Palatine Kunigunde Jakobäa of SimmernFrederick III, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
9 October 155613 September 158026 January 1586
Countess Johannetta of Sayn-WittgensteinLouis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein)
15 February 156114 June 15868 October 1606
husband's death
13 April 1622
Countess Amalia of Sayn-Wittgenstein13 October 15855 Oct 160516209 August 1623
husband's death
28 March 1633George
Countess Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein 10 August 158825 November 16151623
husband's ascension
19 May 1651Louis Henry
Wild- and Rhinegravine Elisabeth of Salm-DhaunAdolph Henry of Dhaun-Neufviller
(House of Salm)
13 March 159310 September 165313 January 1656
Princess Sofie Magdalene of Nassau-HadamarJohn Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
(Nassau)
16 February 162225 September 165628 June 1658
Duchess Dorothea Elisabeth of Legnica-BrzegGeorge III of Brieg
(Piast)
17 December 164613 October 16639 June 1691Henry
Duchess Johanna Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-NorburgAugustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg
(Oldenburg)
24 December 167613 January 169918 April 1701
husband's ascension
21 September 1724
husband's death
29 November 1727William II
Princess Isabella Charlotte of Nassau-DietzHenry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
(Nassau)
22 January 1692172528 August 1739
husband's death
18 September 1757Christian

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Hadamar

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Countess Ursula of LippeSimon VI, Count of Lippe
(Lippe)
25 February 159822 August 161717 July 1638John Louis
Countess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-SiegenJohn VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
23 October 162315 February 165010 March 1653
husband's ascension
15 August 1668Maurice Henry
Countess Maria Leopoldine of Nassau-SiegenJohn Francis Desideratus, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
27 September 1652 12 August 166927 June 1675
Countess Anna Louise of Manderscheid-BlankenheimCount Salentin Ernest of Manderscheid-Blankenheim
(Manderscheid)
11 April 165424 October 167524 January 1679
husband's death
23 April 1692
Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Rheinfels-RotenburgWilliam I "the Elder" of Hesse-Rotenburg
(Hesse)
14 February 167718 October 169527 May 1711
husband's death
15 May 1739Francis Alexander

Countess of Nassau-Siegen

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic Branch)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Ernestine Yolande de LigneLamoral, 1st Prince of Ligne
(Ligne)
2 November 159413 August 161827 September 1623
husband's ascension
27 July 1638
husband's death
4 June 1668John VIII
Countess Johanna Klaudia of Königsegg-AulendorfJohann Georg of Königsegg-Rotenfels-Aulendorf
(Königsegg-Aulendorf)
August 163212 November 165128 November 1663John Francis Desideratus
Margravine Mary Eleonore Sophie of Baden-BadenHerman, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Baden)
ca. 164031 May 166519 April 1668
Isabella Clara du Puget de la SerreNicholas du Puget de La Serre
(Puget de la Serre)
16519 February 166917 December 1699
husband's death
19 October 1714
Countess Maria Anna Josepha of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-SchillingsfürstLouis Gustav, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
(Hohenlohe)
18 May 167822 May 169817 December 169930 September 1739 William Hyacinth
Countess Maria Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva of StarhembergCount Konrad Siegmund of Starhemberg
(Starhemberg)
28 October 172228 July 174018 February 1743
husband's death
12 December 1776

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Siegen (Protestant Branch)

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Countess Christiane of ErbachGeorge III of Erbach
(Erbach)
5 June 159617 January 161923 January 1624
husband's ascension
17 July 1642
husband's death
6 July 1646William
Princess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-SchaumburgAdolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg
(Nassau)
20 May 1662Jul.6 February 1678Jul.20 December 1679
husband's ascension
23 January 1691Jul.
husband's death
21 February 1732William Maurice
Landgravine Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-HomburgFrederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse)
6 January 16817 January 170212 November 1707 Frederick William Adolf
Duchess Amalie Louise of CourlandFrederick Casimir, Duke of Courland
(Kettler)
23 July 168713 April 170813 February 1722
husband's death
18 January 1750
Countess Sophie Polyxena Concordia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-HohensteinCount August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein)
28 May 170923 September 17282 March 1734
husband's death
15 December 1781Frederick William II

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Dietz

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
13 June 15928 June 16072 June 1632
husband's death
13 January 1642Ernest Casimir I
Countess Albertine Agnes of NassauFrederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
9 April 16342 May 165231 October 1664
husband's death
26 May 1696William Frederick
Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-DessauJohn George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
16 August 166626 November 168325 March 1696
husband's death
18 April 1726Henry Casimir II

Orange-Nassau

Notes

  1. Also Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg