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Örjan Martinsson

Nassau

The county of Nassau was 1255 partitioned between the Walramian and the Ottonian lines of the House of Nassau. The former line is recorded in Nassau's main page. The Ottonian line acquired through marriage the Dutch town Breda as a fief 1403 and its main line resided thereafter in the Netherlands where they became leaders of the Dutch revolt against Spain during the 16th century. Wilhelm of Nassau-Orange became the stadtholder of the Netherlands 1572 and this title was then hereditary in his family. It was decided in the Congress of Vienna 1814 that the Ottonian part of Nassau would by ceded to the Walramian line, the Ottonian line was compensated by becoming kings over a greatly enlarged Netherlands.

Ottonian Line

1255-1290
1303
1290-1328
1290-1343

 Otto I
Parted in Siegen, Hadamar, Dillenburg
Johann (Nassau-Dillenburg)
Heinrich (Nassau-Siegen)

Nassau-Siegen is parted in Dillenburg and Beilstein 1343

Nassau-Hadamar
 

1290-1334
1334-1359
1334-1365
1365-1369
1365-1396
1396

 Emicho I
Emicho II
Johann
Heinrich
Emicho III
United with Nassau-Dillenburg


Nassau-Beilstein
 

1343-1388
1388-1410
1388-1412
1412-1473
1412-1477
1473-1499
1499-1513
1513-1561
1561

 Heinrich I
Heinrich II
Reinhard
Johann I
Heinrich III (N-Liebenchild from 1425)
Heinrich IV
Johann II
Johann III
United with Nassau-Dillenburg


Nassau-Dillenburg
(principality from 1652)
 
1343-1350
1350-1416
1416-1420
1420-1429
1420-1442
1420-1443
1442-1451
1442-1475
1475-1504
1475-1516		 Otto II
Johann I
Adolf
Johann III
Engelbert I
Johann II
Heinrich II
Johann IV
Engelbert II
Johann V
1516-1538 Heinrich III (Nassau-Breda)

1538-1544

 René (Nassau-Breda) *

1516-1559

 Wilhelm

1559
1559-1606
1606
 

 Parted in Orange and Dillenburg
Johann VI
Parted in Dillenburg, Siegen, Beilstein,
Dietz and Hadamar

1606-1620
1606-1623
1623-1626
1623-1662
1653-1676
1662-1701
1701-1724
1724-1739
1739

 Wilhelm Ludwig
Georg (Nassau-Beilstein 1606-1620)
Albrecht
Ludwig Heinrich
Adolf (in Schaumburg)
Heinrich (in Dillenburg)
Wilhelm
Christian
United with N-Orange (N-Dietz)


Nassau-Orange
 

Nassau-Siegen
(principality from 1664)

1559-1584

 Wilhelm  

1606-1623
1606-1679
1606-1674
1611-1652
1623-1638
1638-1699
1652-1691
1691-1722
1699-1734
1722-1734
1734

 Johann I
Johann Moritz
Georg Friedrich
Heinrich
Johann II **
Franz Desideratus **
Wilhelm Moritz
Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf
Wilhelm Hyacinth **
Friedrich Wilhelm
United with N-Orange
1584-1618 Philipp Wilhelm
1618-1625 Moritz
1625-1647 Friedrich Heinrich
1647-1650 Wilhelm II
1650-1674
1674		 Wilhelm III
United with N-Dietz


Nassau-Hadamar
(principality from 1650)
 

1606-1653
1653-1679
1679-1711
1711

 Johann Ludwig
Moritz Heinrich
Franz Alexander
United with N-Dillenburg


Nassau-Orange
(Nassau-Dietz to 1702)
 

1606-1632

 Ernst Kasimir

1632-1640 Heinrich Kasimir I
1640-1664 Wilhelm Friedrich
1664-1696 Heinrich Kasimir II
1696-1711 Johann Wilhelm Friso
1711-1751 Wilhelm IV
1751-1806 Wilhelm V Batavus

1806-1814
1814

 Wilhelm VI
United with Nassau-Weilburg

The Congress in Vienna decided 1814 that the Ottonian part of Nassau would be ceded to the Walramian line (Nassau-Weilberg).

* = Prince of Orange from 1540
** = Nassau-Siegen was ruled by both catholic and protestant regents, those who are marked with a star were Catholics. Franz Desideratus became prince 1652.

= The Netherlands (Holland before 1581)   = Friesland