List of Nassau consorts

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

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The Walram Line

Countess of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, and Weilburg (1255–1344)

Countess of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1344–1728)

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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sophie zu Erbach (1725-1795).jpeg Princess Sophie of Erbach-Erbach Count George William of Erbach
(Erbach-Erbach)
12 July 172528 February 174224 July 1768
husband's death
10 June 1795 William Henry
Portrat der Prinzessin Wilhelmina von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.jpg Princess Wilhelmina of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
22 January 175130 Oct 176624 July 1768
husband's ascension
17 July 1780 Louis
Blason ville fr Montbarrey (Jura).svg Marie Françoise de St.Maurice, Princess de Montbarrey Alexandre 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 1838 Henry

Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler (1640–1728)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Coat of Arms of Palatinate-Birkenfeld.svg Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
(Wittelsbach)
3 July 16346 Oct 16499 February 1690
husband's death
7 December 1715 John Louis
COA family sv-Ahlefelt.png Countess Christiane of Ahlefeld-Rixingen Frederik, Count of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen
(Ahlefeldt-Rixingen)
21 April 165928 July 16809 February 1690
husband's ascension
22 October 1695 Frederick Louis
Hanau-Lichtenberg (1605).svg Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg Johann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
(Hanau-Lichtenberg)
11 April 166227 September 169725 May 17289 April 1751

Princess of Nassau-Usingen (1659–1816)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Blason fam fr Croy-Roeulx.svg Comtesse Catherine Françoise de Croÿ-RoeulxEustache II de Croÿ, Comte de Roeulx, Baron de Beaurain
(Croÿ)
-16 June 167820 May 1686 Walrad
Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.svg Countess Magdalena Elizabeth of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
(Löwenstein-Wertheim)
17 August 166218 June 168817 October 1702
husband's death
5 June 1733
Blason DE Nassau-Dillenburg (carre).svg Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
13 June 168015 April 170614 February 1718
husband's death
11 October 1738 William Henry
Blason Duche de Saxe-Weimar.svg Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Saxe-Eisenach)
3 September 171126 November 173427 November 1740 Charles
Bracelet with miniature of Caroline Felicitas (1734-1810), Princess of Nassau-Usingen.jpg Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg Christian 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 1810 Charles William
Prinzessin Luise von Waldeck als Muse Polyhymnia.jpg Princess Luise of Waldeck and Pyrmont Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(Waldeck)
29 January 17519 June 177517 May 180324 March 1816
husband elevate a Duke
17 November 1816 Frederick Augustus

Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1816)

Countess of Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1688)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Philip III
Nassau-Dillenburg 1559-1739.svg Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
21 September 154116 June 15594 October 1559
husband's ascension
11 November 1593
husband's death
12 February 1616 Albert
Armoiries de Manderscheid-Blankenheim 1.svg Countess Erika of Manderscheid-BlankenheimFranz, Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
(Manderscheid)
c.15469 April 156330 December 1581 Philip IV
Nassau-Dillenburg 1559-1739.svg Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
24 January 15643 October 158312 March 1602
husband's death
5 May 1611
Arms of the house of Hesse-Kassel (1642-1659-1736).svg Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 January 15678 June 1589159321 November 1626 Louis II
Arms of the house of Baden-Durlach.svg Anna Amalie of Baden-Durlach Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Zähringen)
9 July 159525 November 16151627
husband's ascension
1629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
18 November 1651 William Louis
Arms of the house of Baden-Durlach.svg Sibylla Magdalena of Baden-Durlach21 July 16056 June 16291629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
22 July 1644 John
CoA Sayn County.svg Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-SaynWilhelm III, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn)
c.161022 February 163416 April 165514 January 1656 Ernest Casimir
Sayn-Sayn.PNG Countess Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-HomburgErnst, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein in Homburg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg)
27 August 164326 May 16638 September 167529 April 1678 Frederick
Leiningen-Dagsburg.PNG Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg Friedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 16623 April 16838 September 1675
husband's ascension
1688
husband elevated a Prince
22 April 1725 John Ernst

Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1688–1816)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Leiningen-Dagsburg.PNG Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg Friedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 16623 April 16831688
husband elevated a Prince
27 February 1719
husband's death
22 April 1725 John Ernst
Nassau-1806.PNG Princess Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
(Nassau)
17 August 169917 August 17238 June 1750 Charles August
Portrait of Carolina van Oranje-Nassau, PF de la Croix.jpg Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau William IV, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
28 February 17435 March 17606 May 1787 Charles Christian
Louisa Isabella Alexandrina Augusta von Kirchberg (1772-1827). Echtgenote van Frederik Willem, vorst van Nassau-Weilburg, en schoonzuster van Augusta Maria Carolina van Nassau-Weilburg Rijksmuseum SK-A-416.jpeg Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg)
19 April 177231 July 178828 November 1788
husband's ascension
9 January 1816
husband's death
6 January 1827 Frederick William
Luise von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.jpg Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen Frederick, 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 1825 William

Duchess consort of Nassau (1816–1866)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Luise von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.jpg Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Hildburghausen)
28 January 179424 June 18149 January 1816
husband's ascension
6 April 1825 William
Paulinewuertt1810.jpg Princess Pauline of Württemberg Prince Paul of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
25 February 181023 April 182930 August 1839
husband's death
7 July 1856
Elizabeth Mikhailovna by Hau.jpg Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
26 May 182631 January 184428 January 1845 Adolphe
Stauffer - Adelheid von Anhalt.jpg 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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Stauffer - Adelheid von Anhalt.jpg Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau [1] Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
25 December 183323 April 185120 September 1866
monarchy abolished
17 November 1905
husband's death
24 November 1916 Adolphe
MarieAnna.jpg Marie Anne of Portugal Miguel I of Portugal
(Braganza)
13 July 186121 June 189317 November 1905
husband's accession
25 February 1912
husband's death
31 July 1942 William IV
Prince Felix of Luxembourg, Prince of Parma and Princely consort of Luxembourg (1893-1970).jpg Felix of Bourbon-Parma Robert I, Duke of Parma
(Bourbon-Parma)
28 October 18936 November 191912 November 1964
wife's abdication
8 April 1970 Charlotte
Josephine-Charlotte vun der Belsch.jpg Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium Leopold III of Belgium
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
11 October 19279 April 195312 November 1964
husband's accession
7 October 2000
husband's abdication
10 January 2005 Jean
Maria Teresa Mestre.jpg María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez22 March 19564/14 February 19817 October 2000
husband's accession
Incumbent Henri

The Ottonian Line

Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
DEU Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf COA.svg Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
(Hesse)
May 146611 February 14821504
husband's ascension
30 July 1516
husband's death
17 January 1523 Johann V
Blason famille fr Chalon Arlay.svg Claudia of Châlon John IV of Chalon-Arlay
(Chalon-Arlay)
1498May 15151516
husband's ascension
31 May 1521 Henry III
Simon Bening 001.jpg Mencía de Mendoza Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cenete
(Mendoza)
30 November 150826 June 152414 September 1538
husband's death
4 January 1554
Julianavanstolberg.jpg Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(Stolberg)
15 February 150620 September 15311538
husband's ascension
6 October 1559
husband's death
18 June 1580 William 'the Rich'
CoA Leuchtenberg Landgraviate.svg Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
(Leuchtenberg)
March 15376 or 16 June 15596 October 1559
husband's ascension
6 July 1579 Johann VI
COA family de Pfalz-Simmern.svg Countess Palatine Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern Frederick III, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
9 October 155613 September 158026 January 1586
CoA Sayn County.svg Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein)
15 February 156114 June 15868 October 1606
husband's death
13 April 1622
CoA Sayn County.svg Countess Amalia of Sayn-Wittgenstein13 October 15855 Oct 160516209 August 1623
husband's death
28 March 1633 George
CoA Sayn County.svg Countess Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein10 August 158825 November 16151623
husband's ascension
19 May 1651 Louis Henry
Arms of the house of Salm-Dhaun.svg Wild- and Rhinegravine Elisabeth of Salm-DhaunAdolph Henry of Dhaun-Neufviller
(House of Salm)
13 March 159310 September 165313 January 1656
Blason Nassau-Siegen.svg Princess Sofie Magdalene of Nassau-Hadamar John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
(Nassau)
16 February 162225 September 165628 June 1658
Dorothea Elisabeth of Legnica-Brzeg.jpg Duchess Dorothea Elisabeth of Legnica-Brzeg George III of Brieg
(Piast)
17 December 164613 October 16639 June 1691 Henry
Escudo de Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Broager.png Duchess Johanna Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg Augustus, 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 1727 William II
Portrait of Isabella Charlotte van Nassau-Dietz.jpg Princess Isabella Charlotte of Nassau-Dietz Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
(Nassau)
22 January 1692172528 August 1739
husband's death
18 September 1757 Christian

Countess of Nassau-Beilstein

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Hadamar

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Countess Ursula of Lippe (1598-1638).jpg Countess Ursula of Lippe Simon VI, Count of Lippe
(Lippe)
25 February 159822 August 161717 July 1638 John Louis
Ernestine Charlotte vin Nassau-Hadamar.jpg Countess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
23 October 162315 February 165010 March 1653
husband's ascension
15 August 1668 Maurice Henry
Nassau-Siegen.PNG Countess Maria Leopoldine of Nassau-Siegen John Francis Desideratus, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
27 September 165212 August 166927 June 1675
Armoiries de Manderscheid-Blankenheim 1.svg 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
Elisabeth Catharina Felicitas Furstin von Nassau-Hadamar.jpg Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg William I "the Elder" of Hesse-Rotenburg
(Hesse)
14 February 167718 October 169527 May 1711
husband's death
15 May 1739 Francis Alexander

Countess of Nassau-Siegen

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
1583 Margaretha von Oldenburg.jpg Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(Oldenburg)
24 February 158327 August 16038 October 1606
husband's ascension; the younger line of Nassau-Siegen was split off from the House of Nassau-Dillenburg on 30 March 1607
27 September 1623
husband's death
10 April 1658 John VII

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic Branch)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Jan Anthonisz. Van Ravesteyn - Portret van Ernestine Yolande, prinses van Ligne.jpg Princess Ernestine Yolande de Ligne Lamoral, 1st Prince of Ligne
(Ligne)
2 November 159413 August 161827 September 1623
husband's ascension
27 July 1638
husband's death
4 June 1668 John VIII
COA family de von Konigsegg.svg Countess Johanna Klaudia of Königsegg-AulendorfJohann Georg of Königsegg-Rotenfels-Aulendorf
(Königsegg-Aulendorf)
August 163212 November 165128 November 1663 John Francis Desideratus
Wappen Baden, Markgrafschaft.svg Margravine Mary Eleonore Sophie of Baden-Baden Herman, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Baden)
ca. 164031 May 166519 April 1668
Escutcheon to draw-en.svg 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
COA bishop DE Hohenlohe-Wardenburg-Bartenstein Joseph Christian Franz.png Countess Maria Anna Josepha of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Louis Gustav, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
(Hohenlohe)
18 May 167822 May 169817 December 169930 September 1739 William Hyacinth
Blason fam at Starhemberg 2.svg 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)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
CoA Erbach County.svg Countess Christiane of Erbach George III of Erbach
(Erbach)
5 June 159617 January 161923 January 1624
husband's ascension
17 July 1642
husband's death
6 July 1646 William
Arms Nassau-Schaumburg.svg Princess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg
(Nassau)
20 May 1662 Jul. 6 February 1678Jul.20 December 1679
husband's ascension
23 January 1691Jul.
husband's death
21 February 1732 William Maurice
Portrait of Elisabeth Juliana Franziska van Hessen-Homburg (1681-1707).jpg Landgravine Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-Homburg Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse)
6 January 16817 January 170212 November 1707 Frederick William Adolf
Amalia Luise von Kurland 1687-1750.jpg Duchess Amalie Louise of Courland Frederick Casimir, Duke of Courland
(Kettler)
23 July 168713 April 170813 February 1722
husband's death
18 January 1750
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein-1786.PNG 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 1781 Frederick William II

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Dietz

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sophia Hedwig van Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel, gravin van Nassau-Dietz.jpg Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
13 June 15928 June 16072 June 1632
husband's death
13 January 1642 Ernest Casimir I
Albertine Agnes, Prinzessin von Oranien, vermahlte Furstin von Nassau-Diez als Gottin Diana.jpg Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
9 April 16342 May 165231 October 1664
husband's death
26 May 1696 William Frederick
Henriette Amalia van Anhalt-Dessau (1666-1726). Echtgenote van Hendrik Casimir II, vorst van Nassau-Dietz Rijksmuseum SK-A-4313.jpeg Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
16 August 166626 November 168325 March 1696
husband's death
18 April 1726 Henry Casimir II

Orange-Nassau

Notes

  1. 1 2 Also Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg

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