Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

Prince Charles August
Spouse(s) Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein
Noble family House of Nassau
Father John Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
Born (1685-09-17)17 September 1685
Weilburg
Died 9 November 1753(1753-11-09) (aged 68)
Weilburg

Charles August (German: Karl August; 17 September 1685, Weilburg – 9 November 1753) was from 1719 to 1753 Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.

Charles August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg. In his youth, he worked as a diplomat for Saxony; for a while he was the Saxon ambassador in Paris. He succeeded his father as Prince in Weilburg on 27 February 1719.

In 1733 and 1734, he commanded the imperial troops on the Rhine as an imperial cavalry general.

In 1737 he assumed the title of Prince, which family had been awarded in 1688. In 1688 the family had not, however, obtained a seat on the princely bench in the Imperial Diet, and in protest, they had not used their title. In 1737, the seat in the diet was finally awarded and Charles August started using his princely title.

Charles August died in 1753 and was buried in the chapel of Weilburg. He was succeeded by his son Charles Christian after.

Descendants

Charles August married on 17 August 1723 in Wiesbaden, Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein (1699–1750), daughter of George August. They had the following children:

married Prince Simon August of Lippe-Detmold
married firstly in 1760 Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange (1743-1787)
married secondly in 1788 Barbara Giessen of Kirchheim

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Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Born: 17 September 1685 Died: 9 November 1753
Preceded by
John Ernest
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
1719-1753
Succeeded by
Charles Christian


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