Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
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Karl Christian (Weilburg, 16 January 1735 – Münster-Dreissen, near Kirchheim, 28 November 1788), Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was between 1753 and 1788 the first ruler Prince (Fürst) of Nassau-Weilburg.
He was the son of Charles August of Nassau-Weilburg and Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina of Nassau-Idstein.
He succeeded his father in 1753 and united his territories in 1783 with Nassau-Saarbrücken, Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Dietz.
He married on 5 March 1760 in The Hague Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743-1787), daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Royal Princess.
He became general in the Dutch infantry, governor of Bergen op Zoom and governor of Maastricht (1773-1784). He negotiated in vain with the Patriots in 1787.
After the death of his wife, he concluded a Morganatic marriage with Barbara Giessen von Kirchheim. He died in 1788 and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick William.
[edit] Children
He and Carolina had 15 children, some of whom became ancestors of royals of the 19th century:
- Georg Wilhelm Belgicus of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 18 December 1760 - Huis Honselaarsdijk, 27 May 1762)
- Wilhelm Ludwig Karl Flamand of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 12 December 1761 - Kirchheim, 16 April/26 April 1770)
- Augusta Carolina Maria of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 5 February 1764 - Weilburg, 25 January 1802). A Nun in Quedlinburg and Herford.
- Wilhelmine Luise of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (The Hague, 28 September 1765 - Greiz, 10 October 1837), married in Kirchheim on 9 January 1786 Heinrich XIII Fürst Reuss zu Greiz (Greiz, 16 February 1747 - Greiz, 29 January 1817),[1] and had issue
- Stillborn Daughter (21 October 1767-21 October 1767)
- Frederick William, Duke of Nassau (25 October 1768, The Hague - 9 January 1816).
- Karoline Luise Friederike of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (Kirchheim, 14 February 1770 - Wiesbaden, 8 July 1828), married in Kirchheim on 4 September 1787 Karl Ludwig Fürst zu Wied (Dierdorf, 9 September 1763 - Dierdorf, 9 March 1824),[2] without issue
- Karl Ludwig of Nassau-Weilburg (Kirchheim, 19 July 1772 - Kirchheim, 27 July 1772)
- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (Kirchheim, 1 May 1775 - Weilburg, 11 May 1807), unmarried and without issue
- Amalie Charlotte Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (Kirchheim, 7 August 1776 - Schaumburg, 19 February 1841), married firstly in Weilburg on 29 October 1793 Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and had issue, and married secondly in Schaumburg on 15 February 1813 Friedrich Freiherr von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (14 February 1777 - 4 December 1849), and had issue
- Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (22 April 1780 - 2 January 1857). Married Duke Louis of Württemberg, second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg.
- Karl of Nassau-Weilburg (1784 - shortly thereafter)
- Three nameless, stillborn, children (1778, 1779, 1785)
[edit] References
- ^ http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/reuss.html Princely House of Reuss-Greiz
- ^ http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/wied.html Princely House of Wied
