Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen

Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen

Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Spouse(s) Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach
Noble family House of Nassau
Father William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Mother Countess Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg
Born (1712-12-31)31 December 1712
Usingen
Died 21 June 1775(1775-06-21) (aged 62)
Biebrich
Memorial for Charles in the Castle Park in Usingen

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.

Family

Charles was the son of William Henry of Nassau-Usingen and Countess Charlotte Amalia 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 of Nassau-Ottweiler, Nassau-Idstein and Nassau-Saarbrücken from his second cousin Frederick Louis. These counties were then added to his county of Nassau-Usingen.

In 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 received 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.

Marriage and issue

On 26 December 1734 Charles married Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach (born: 1711), a daughter of Duke John William III. The marriage produced four children:

In the second, morganatic marriage, Charles married Magdalene Gross from Wiesbaden (born: 1712). From this marriage he also had four children:

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Footnotes

    Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
    Born: 31 December 1712 Died: 21 June 1775
    Preceded by
    William Henry
    Prince of Nassau-Usingen
    1718-1775
    Succeeded by
    Charles William
    Preceded by
    Frederick Louis
    as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
    Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken
    1728-1735
    Succeeded by
    William Henry II
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