Karl Philipp of Nassau-Usingen

Karl Philipp, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Karl, Count of Weilnau
Spouse(s)	Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Friederike of Zweibrücken
Noble family	House of Nassau
Father	Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Mother	Baroness Maria Magdalena of Biebrich
Born	(1746-03-25)25 March 1746 Biebrich
Died	15 August 1789(1789-08-15) (aged 43) Biebrich

Karl Philipp, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (25 March 1746 in Biebrich - 15 August 1789 in Wiesbaden), was a Prince of Nassau-Usingen, the first Count of Weilnau, and a Captain in the Holy Roman Imperial Army.

Family

Karl Philipp was the son of Charles of Nassau-Usingen and Baroness Margareth Maria Magdalena von Biebrich, a title newly created for her.

His father married for the second time the daughter of the mayor of Wiesbaden, Margareth Maria Magdalena Groß (born February 26 1714). Because she had no title, and the marriage would be considered morganatic, he asked Emperor Joseph II to create the Barony of Biebrich. Maria Magdalena and her children Philippa Catherine (1744) and Karl Philipp (1746) were designated Barons of Biebrich.

In June of 1773, his sister Philippa Catherine married Baron Karl Friedrich von Kruse (1738-1806) in the Schloss Biebrich. He would later become the Prime Minister of the Principality of Nassau-Usingen in December of 1768. The next year, Prince Charles promoted him to President of All the Schools and Director of the Court Chamber.

The Nassau Family Pact was implemented in 1783 by the other six adult members of the House, but Karl Philipp, who was 37, was not invited to be a signatory because of his parents' marriage, which they considered to be morganatic.

Marriage and issue

In 1782 Karl Philipp married Elisabeth Auguste Friederike von Zweibrücken (1766-1836), the daughter of the Count Palatinate and Duke of Zweibrücken Christian IV. They had one surviving child.

Wilhelmina Auguste Amalie (Biebrich, 1782 - Biebrich, 1784)
Katherine Anna Maria (Biebrich, 1788 - 1849), married in 1810 her second cousin Prince Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrücken, the last legitimate son of Louis, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his second wife Duchess Catherine of Dillingen.

References

Ernst Joachim (1882), "Karl von Nassau-Usingen", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 15, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 313

Footnotes

Karl Philipp of Nassau-Usingen House of Nassau Born: 25 March 1746 Died: 15 August 1789
Preceded by New title	Count of Weilnau 1770-1789	Succeeded by Adolf

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