Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg between 1753 and 1788.Family and rule
He was the son of Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein. He succeeded his father in 1753 and united his territories in 1783 with Nassau-Saarbrücken, Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Dietz.Marriage
He married on 5 March 1760 in The Hague Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal.
He became a general in the Dutch infantry, governor of Bergen op Zoom and governor of Maastricht. He negotiated in vain with the Patriots in 1787.
After the death of his wife, he concluded a morganatic marriage with Barbara Giessen von Kirchheim. He died in 1788 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Frederick William.Children
He and Carolina had 15 children, some of whom became ancestors of 19th century royalty:
- Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- Wilhelm Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- Augusta Carolina Maria of Nassau-Weilburg. A nun in Quedlinburg and Herford.
- Wilhelmine Luise of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau, married in Kirchheim on 9 January 1786 Heinrich XIII Fürst Reuss zu Greiz, and had issue
- Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.
- Karoline Luise Friederike of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau, married in Kirchheim on 4 September 1787 Karl Ludwig Fürst zu Wied, without issue
- Karl Ludwig of Nassau-Weilburg
- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau, unmarried and without issue
- Amalie Charlotte Wilhelmine Louise of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau, married firstly in Weilburg on 29 October 1793 Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and had issue, and married secondly in Schaumburg on 15 February 1813 Friedrich Freiherr von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld, and had issue
- Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau. Married Duke Louis of Württemberg, second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg.
- Karl of Nassau-Weilburg
- Four nameless stillborn children
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