Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
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Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (born: 31 December 1712 in Usingen
; died: 21 June 1775 in Biebrich), was from 1718 to 1775 Prince of Nassau-Usingen
.
and Charlotte Amalie, Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg.
His father died in 1718, when he was still a minor. His mother acted as regent for Charles and his younger brother William Henry II. In 1728, he inherited the counties Nassau-Ottweiler, Nassau-Idstein, and Nassau-Saarbrücken from his second cousin Frederick Louis
. These counties were then added to his county of Nassau-Usingen.
Is 1734, he was declared an adult by Emperor Charles VI
. In 1735, he and William Henry II divided their inheritance. Charles received Usingen, Idstein, Wiesbaden and Lahr; William Henry II recevied Nassau-Saarbrücken and some smaller territories. He then moved his residence from Usingen
in the Taunus
to Schloss Biebrich in Biebrich and continued the progressive policies of his mother.
Charles died in 1775 and was succeeded by his son Charles William.
(born: 1711), a daughter of John William III of Saxe-Eisenach
. The marriage produced four children:
In the second, morganatic
, marriage, Charles married Magdalene Gross from Wiesbadener (born: 1712). From this marriage also had four children:
Usingen
Usingen is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen.-Location:...
; died: 21 June 1775 in Biebrich), was from 1718 to 1775 Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Nassau-Usingen
Nassau-Usingen was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle that became a principality in 1688.The origin of the county lies in the medieval county of Weilnau that was acquired by the counts of Nassau-Weilburg in 1602....
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Family
Charles was the son of William Henry of Nassau-UsingenWilliam Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Prince William Henry of Nassau-Usingen was from 1702 to 1718 Prince of Nassau-Usingen.- Parents :...
and Charlotte Amalie, Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg.
His father died in 1718, when he was still a minor. His mother acted as regent for Charles and his younger brother William Henry II. In 1728, he inherited the counties Nassau-Ottweiler, Nassau-Idstein, and Nassau-Saarbrücken from his second cousin Frederick Louis
Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler was a member of the House of Nassau. He was the son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler and Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. He was count of Nassau-Ottweiler from 1680 until his death...
. These counties were then added to his county of Nassau-Usingen.
Is 1734, he was declared an adult by Emperor Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
. In 1735, he and William Henry II divided their inheritance. Charles received Usingen, Idstein, Wiesbaden and Lahr; William Henry II recevied Nassau-Saarbrücken and some smaller territories. He then moved his residence from Usingen
Usingen
Usingen is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen.-Location:...
in the Taunus
Taunus
The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine, Main and Lahn. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück...
to Schloss Biebrich in Biebrich and continued the progressive policies of his mother.
Charles died in 1775 and was succeeded by his son Charles William.
Marriage and issue
On 26 December 1734 Charles married Christine Wilhelmine Duchess of Saxe-EisenachSaxe-Eisenach
Saxe-Eisenach was the name of an Ernestine duchy ruled by the Saxon House of Wettin. The State intermittendly existed at three different times in the Thuringian region of the Holy Roman Empire...
(born: 1711), a daughter of John William III of Saxe-Eisenach
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach , was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach.He was the third son of Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein...
. The marriage produced four children:
- Charles William (1735-1803), Prince of Nassau-Usingen
- Christine (1736-1741)
- Frederick Augustus (1738-1816), Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1803-1806) and later Duke of Nassau (1815-1816)
- John Adolph (1740-1793), Prussian general
In the second, morganatic
Morganatic marriage
In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
, marriage, Charles married Magdalene Gross from Wiesbadener (born: 1712). From this marriage also had four children:
- Philippa Catherine of Biburg (born: 17 May 1744; died: 17 July 1798), married Karl Friedrich Kruse (1738-1806)
- Charles Philip of Weilnau (born: 25 March 1746; died: 15 August 1789)
- Sophie Christine (born: 20 June 1750; died: 16 November 1750)
- William Henry (born: 15 February 1755; died: 6 April 1755)