Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen explained

Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Noble Family:House of Nassau
Father:William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Mother:Countess Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg
Spouse:Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach
Issue:Charles William, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
John Adolph of Nassau-Usingen
Karl Philipp of Nassau-Usingen
Birth Place:Usingen
Death Place:Biebrich

Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (31 December 1712  - 21 June 1775), was Prince of Nassau-Usingen.[1]

Family

Charles was born in Usingen, the son of William Henry of Nassau-Usingen and Countess Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg.

After Charles' father died in 1718, Charlotte Amalia acted as regent for both Charles and his younger brother William Henry II. In 1728, Charles 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 in Biebrich and was succeeded by his son Charles William.

Marriage and issue

On 26 December 1734 Charles married Princess 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:

References

  1. Web site: Bleymehl–Eiler . Martina . Karl Fürst zu Nassau-Usingen . 2024-06-22 . Stadtlexicon A–Z . Wiesbaden.de.