Karl August (Nassau-Weilburg)
Karl August (born September 17, 1685 in Weilburg ; † November 9, 1753 ibid) was Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1719 to 1753 .
Life
Karl August was the second son of Johann Ernst von Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg . He entered the Saxon service when he was young , was the Saxon ambassador to the French court in Paris and on February 27, 1719, followed his father as prince in Weilburg.
In 1733 and 1734, as Imperial General of the Cavalry, he commanded the Palatinate troops on the Rhine .
As early as 1688, the family was elevated to the rank of prince with an imperial letter of nobility . However, this was not carried out because it was not associated with the admission to the Imperial Council of Prince . Karl August took part in the September 27, 1737 but the title of Prince of the Kingdom of, but without the line of Nassau-Usingen ( Nassau-Idstein was in 1721 with the death of Karl August's father Georg August in the male line extinct), the 1688 costs presented for the certification fee of the Prince's diploma.
Karl August died in 1753. His grave is in the castle church of Weilburg . He was followed by his only son, Karl Christian .
progeny
He married Princess Auguste Friederike von Nassau-Idstein (1699–1750) daughter of Prince Georg August in Wiesbaden on August 17, 1723 . They had the following seven children:
- Henriette Maria Dorothea (* / † 1724)
- Henriette Augusta Frederica (1726–1757)
- Louise Christiana (* / † 1727)
- Polyxena Wilhelmina Louise (1728–1732)
- Christiana Louise Charlotte (1730-1732)
- Luise Polyxena (born January 27, 1733; † September 27, 1764) Prinz 1750 Prince Simon August zur Lippe-Detmold
- Karl Christian (1735–1788)
- ⚭ 1760 Princess Karoline of Orange-Nassau-Diez (1743–1787), daughter of Prince Wilhelm IV of Orange
- ⚭ 1788 Barbara Giessen von Kirchheim
The since 2000 as Grand Duke of Luxembourg reigning Henri of Nassau is the six-time great-grandson of Karl August of Nassau-Weilburg.
literature
- Ernst Joachim: Karl August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 312 f.
swell
- Nassau . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 9 . Altenburg 1860, p. 692-700 ( zeno.org ).
- Family list on royaltyguide.nl (English)
- Karl August Fürst von Nassau-Weilburg on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 10, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Mattheiss, overview of the history of Ramsen from 1146 to 1816 , in: Jöckle, Clemens / Witte, Dagmar: 850 years of Ramsen. Contributions to local history, Lingenfeld 1996; P. 53 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Ernst |
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 1719–1753 |
Karl Christian |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karl August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nassau-Weilburg, Karl August von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1685 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weilburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1753 |
| Place of death | Weilburg |