List of Nassau consorts

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

The Walram Line

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

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

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

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Princess Sophie of Erbach-Erbach Count George William of Erbach
(Erbach-Erbach)
12 July 1725 28 February 1742 24 July 1768
husband's death
10 June 1795 William Henry
  Princess Wilhelmina of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
22 January 1751 30 Oct 1766 24 July 1768
husband's ascension
17 July 1780 Louis
  Marie Françoise de St.Maurice, Princess de Montbarrey Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris, Prince de Montbarrey
(Montbarrey)
2 November 1761 2 September 1785 2 March 1794
husband's ascension
27 April 1797
husband's death
2 February 1838 Henry

Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler (1640–1728)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
(Wittelsbach)
3 July 1634 6 Oct 1649 9 February 1690
husband's death
7 December 1715 John Louis
  Countess Christiane of Ahlefeld-Rixingen Frederik, Count of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen
(Ahlefeldt-Rixingen)
21 April 1659 28 July 1680 9 February 1690
husband's ascension
22 October 1695 Frederick Louis
  Countess Louise Sophie of Hanau-Lichtenberg Johann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
(Hanau-Lichtenberg)
11 April 1662 27 September 1697 25 May 1728 9 April 1751

Princess of Nassau-Usingen (1659–1816)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Comtesse Catherine Françoise de Croÿ-Roeulx Eustache II de Croÿ, Comte de Roeulx, Baron de Beaurain
(Croÿ)
- 16 June 1678 20 May 1686 Walrad
  Countess Magdalena Elizabeth of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
(Löwenstein-Wertheim)
17 August 1662 18 June 1688 17 October 1702
husband's death
5 June 1733
  Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
13 June 1680 15 April 1706 14 February 1718
husband's death
11 October 1738 William Henry
  Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Saxe-Eisenach)
3 September 1711 26 November 1734 27 November 1740 Charles
  Countess Caroline Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
(Leiningen)
22 May 1734 16 April 1760 21 June 1775
husband's ascension
17 May 1803
husband's death
8 May 1810 Charles William
  Princess Luise of Waldeck and Pyrmont Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(Waldeck)
29 January 1751 9 June 1775 17 May 1803 24 March 1816
husband elevate a Duke
17 November 1816 Frederick Augustus

Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1816)

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Countess of Nassau-Weilburg (1344–1688)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Philip III
  Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
21 September 1541 16 June 1559 4 October 1559
husband's ascension
11 November 1593
husband's death
12 February 1616 Albert
  Countess Erika of Manderscheid-Blankenheim Franz, Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
(Manderscheid)
c.1546 9 April 1563 30 December 1581 Philip IV
  Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau)
24 January 1564 3 October 1583 12 March 1602
husband's death
5 May 1611
  Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
27 January 1567 8 June 1589 1593 21 November 1626 Louis II
  Anna Amalie of Baden-Durlach Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Zähringen)
9 July 1595 25 November 1615 1627
husband's ascension
1629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
18 November 1651 William Louis
  Sibylla Magdalena of Baden-Durlach 21 July 1605 6 June 1629 1629
Nassau-Weilburg divided
22 July 1644 John
  Anna Maria of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Wilhelm III, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn)
c.1610 22 February 1634 16 April 1655 14 January 1656 Ernest Casimir
  Countess Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg Ernst, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein in Homburg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg)
27 August 1643 26 May 1663 8 September 1675 29 April 1678 Frederick
  Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg Friedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 1662 3 April 1683 8 September 1675
husband's ascension
1688
husband elevated a Prince
22 April 1725 John Ernst

Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1688–1816)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg Friedrich Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
(Leiningen)
7 February 1662 3 April 1683 1688
husband elevated a Prince
27 February 1719
husband's death
22 April 1725 John Ernst
  Princess Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
(Nassau)
17 August 1699 17 August 1723 8 June 1750 Charles August
  Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau William IV, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
28 February 1743 5 March 1760 6 May 1787 Charles Christian
  Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg)
19 April 1772 31 July 1788 28 November 1788
husband's ascension
9 January 1816
husband's death
6 January 1827 Frederick William
  Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Hildburghausen)
28 January 1794 24 June 1814 9 January 1816
husband's ascension
24 March 1816
Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau
6 April 1825 William

Duchess consort of Nassau (1816–1866)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Hildburghausen)
28 January 1794 24 June 1814 9 January 1816
husband's ascension
6 April 1825 William
  Princess Pauline of Württemberg Prince Paul of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
25 February 1810 23 April 1829 30 August 1839
husband's death
7 July 1856
  Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
26 May 1826 31 January 1844 28 January 1845 Adolphe
  Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau[1] Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
25 December 1833 23 April 1851 20 September 1866
monarchy abolished
24 November 1916

Spouses of the pretenders

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau[1] Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
25 December 1833 23 April 1851 20 September 1866
monarchy abolished
17 November 1905
husband's death
24 November 1916 Adolphe
  Marie Anne of Portugal Miguel I of Portugal
(Braganza)
13 July 1861 21 June 1893 17 November 1905
husband's accession
25 February 1912
husband's death
31 July 1942 William IV
  Felix of Bourbon-Parma Robert I, Duke of Parma
(Bourbon-Parma)
28 October 1893 6 November 1919 12 November 1964
wife's abdication
8 April 1970 Charlotte
  Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium Leopold III of Belgium
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
11 October 1927 9 April 1953 12 November 1964
husband's accession
7 October 2000
husband's abdication
10 January 2005 Jean
  María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez 22 March 1956 4/14 February 1981 7 October 2000
husband's accession
Incumbent Henri

The Ottonian Line

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Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
(Hesse)
May 1466 11 February 1482 1504
husband's ascension
30 July 1516
husband's death
17 January 1523 Johann V
  Claudia of Châlon John IV of Chalon-Arlay
(Chalon-Arlay)
1498 May 1515 1516
husband's ascension
31 May 1521 Henry III
  Mencía de Mendoza Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cenete
(Mendoza)
30 November 1508 26 June 1524 14 September 1538
husband's death
4 January 1554
  Countess Juliana of Stolberg-Wernigerode Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(Stolberg)
15 February 1506 20 September 1531 1538
husband's ascension
6 October 1559
husband's death
18 June 1580 William 'the Rich'
  Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
(Leuchtenberg)
March 1537 6 or 16 June 1559 6 October 1559
husband's ascension
6 July 1579 Johann VI
  Countess Palatine Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern Frederick III, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
9 October 1556 13 September 1580 26 January 1586
  Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein)
15 February 1561 14 June 1586 8 October 1606
husband's death
13 April 1622
  Countess Amalia of Sayn-Wittgenstein 13 October 1585 5 Oct 1605 1620 9 August 1623
husband's death
28 March 1633 George
  Countess Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein 10 August 1588 25 November 1615 1623
husband's ascension
19 May 1651 Louis Henry
  Wild- and Rhinegravine Elisabeth of Salm-Dhaun Adolph Henry of Dhaun-Neufviller
(House of Salm)
13 March 1593 10 September 1653 13 January 1656
  Princess Sofie Magdalene of Nassau-Hadamar John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
(Nassau)
16 February 1622 25 September 1656 28 June 1658
  Duchess Dorothea Elisabeth of Legnica-Brzeg George III of Brieg
(Piast)
17 December 1646 13 October 1663 9 June 1691 Henry
  Duchess Johanna Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg
(Oldenburg)
24 December 1676 13 January 1699 18 April 1701
husband's ascension
21 September 1724
husband's death
29 November 1727 William II
  Princess Isabella Charlotte of Nassau-Dietz Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
(Nassau)
22 January 1692 1725 28 August 1739
husband's death
18 September 1757 Christian

Countess of Nassau-Beilstein

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Countess and Princess of Nassau-Hadamar

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Countess Ursula of Lippe Simon VI, Count of Lippe
(Lippe)
25 February 1598 22 August 1617 17 July 1638 John Louis
  Countess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
23 October 1623 15 February 1650 10 March 1653
husband's ascension
15 August 1668 Maurice Henry
  Countess Maria Leopoldine of Nassau-Siegen John Francis Desideratus, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassau)
27 September 1652 12 August 1669 27 June 1675
  Countess Anna Louise of Manderscheid-Blankenheim Count Salentin Ernest of Manderscheid-Blankenheim
(Manderscheid)
11 April 1654 24 October 1675 24 January 1679
husband's death
23 April 1692
  Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg William I "the Elder" of Hesse-Rotenburg
(Hesse)
14 February 1677 18 October 1695 27 May 1711
husband's death
15 May 1739 Francis Alexander

Countess of Nassau-Siegen

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(Oldenburg)
24 February 1583 27 August 1603 8 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)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Princess Ernestine Yolande de Ligne Lamoral, 1st Prince of Ligne
(Ligne)
2 November 1594 13 August 1618 27 September 1623
husband's ascension
27 July 1638
husband's death
4 June 1668 John VIII
  Countess Johanna Klaudia of Königsegg-Aulendorf Johann Georg of Königsegg-Rotenfels-Aulendorf
(Königsegg-Aulendorf)
August 1632 12 November 1651 28 November 1663 John Francis Desideratus
  Margravine Mary Eleonore Sophie of Baden-Baden Herman, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Baden)
ca. 1640 31 May 1665 19 April 1668
  Isabella Clara du Puget de la Serre Nicholas du Puget de La Serre
(Puget de la Serre)
1651 9 February 1669 17 December 1699
husband's death
19 October 1714
  Countess Maria Anna Josepha of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Louis Gustav, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
(Hohenlohe)
18 May 1678 22 May 1698 17 December 1699 30 September 1739 William Hyacinth
  Countess Maria Sophia Theresia Hedwigis Eva of Starhemberg Count Konrad Siegmund of Starhemberg
(Starhemberg)
28 October 1722 28 July 1740 18 February 1743
husband's death
12 December 1776

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Siegen (Protestant Branch)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Countess Christiane of Erbach George III of Erbach
(Erbach)
5 June 1596 17 January 1619 23 January 1624
husband's ascension
17 July 1642
husband's death
6 July 1646 William
  Princess Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg Adolph, 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 1732 William Maurice
  Landgravine Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-Homburg Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse)
6 January 1681 7 January 1702 12 November 1707 Frederick William Adolf
  Duchess Amalie Louise of Courland Frederick Casimir, Duke of Courland
(Kettler)
23 July 1687 13 April 1708 13 February 1722
husband's death
18 January 1750
  Countess Sophie Polyxena Concordia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Count August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein)
28 May 1709 23 September 1728 2 March 1734
husband's death
15 December 1781 Frederick William II

Countess and Princess of Nassau-Dietz

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
13 June 1592 8 June 1607 2 June 1632
husband's death
13 January 1642 Ernest Casimir I
  Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
9 April 1634 2 May 1652 31 October 1664
husband's death
26 May 1696 William Frederick
  Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
16 August 1666 26 November 1683 25 March 1696
husband's death
18 April 1726 Henry Casimir II

Orange-Nassau

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Notes

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