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Nassau was a duchy which was created after the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806. It was absorbed by different other states before becoming part of Germany in 1866.

Location

Nassau (as a duchy) existed above the Rhine It was near the end where the river came near the French border.

Nassau was also south of the Prussian Empire, Not near the coast of the Rhine. It was named after it's centre Nassau, but it was not its capital. When it helped in Waterloo it ended up in Belgium near Planciontot before being absorbed into Prussia.

Engagements

They engaged the French on many occasions, clearly capable of standing up to the French however they were ultimately deafened after an engagement at the town of Smohain and the farm of Frichermont, they became part of the Confederation of the Rhine, Ending their independence, they were annexed by Prussia and became an independent state. Later, Nassau helped in the Battle of Waterloo before being absorbed into the Prussian Empire, and later, the empire of Germany.

Images for kids

  • Gründungsurkunde Herzogtum Nassau 1806

    Declaration of Nassau's sovereignty, 30 August 1806

  • Weilburg Schloss WLMMH 52314 by Stepro IMG 0787-IMG 0794

    Schloss Weilburg, residence of the Princes of Nassau-Weilburg before 1816, and a residence of the Dukes of Nassau thereafter

  • MK06522 SchlossBiebrich

    Schloss Biebrich, seat of the Dukes of Nassau from 1817 to 1841 and their summer residence thereafter

  • Ernst MVB

    Ernst Franz Ludwig Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein, Chief Minister of Nassau (1806–1834)

  • Wiesbaden, Stadtschule am Marktplatz, 1. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts

    The City School in Marktplatz, Wiesbaden, seat of the Nassau Parliament from 1818–1844

  • Seltersflasche Nassau

    A flask of mineral water from Niederselters, an important business of the Nassau domain

  • Stadtschloss Wiesbaden

    Wiesbaden City Palace, built in 1841, which replaced Biebrich as the residence of the Nassau Dukes

  • AugustHergenhahn1848

    August Hergenhahn in a lithograph, 1848

  • Bischof Blum 1884

    Peter Joseph Blum, Bishop of Limburg (1842–1884)

  • Max Ludwig Freiherr von Gagern

    Max von Gagern

  • Wiesbaden Ministerialgebäude BW 2017-04-24 17-25-18

    The ministerial buildings in Wiesbaden, seat of the Nassau Parliament from 1844

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    The Erfurt Union Parliament at St. Augustine's Monastery

  • August Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

    August Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Chief Minister of Nassau (1852–1866)

  • Abtei Marienstatt 008

    Marienstatt Abbey

  • Hinweisschild zur Münzprägung im Herzogtum Nassau

    Memorial plaque in Limburg for the mint of the Duchy of Nassau

  • Nassau Kronenthaler 70200

    Nassau Kronenthaler

  • Grenzstein Hessen-Darmstadt Oranien-Nassau

    West side of a boundary stone, inscribed with ON for Orange-Nassau

  • Grenzstein Oranien-Nassau Hessen-Darmstadt

    East side of a boundary stone, inscribed with HD for Hesse-Darmstadt

  • Rodenroth - Grenzstein Hz Nassau

    Boundary stone of the Duchy of Nassau and the Kingdom of Prussia

  • Dillenburg, Grenzsäule des Herzogtums Nassau

    Boundary column of the Duchy of Nassau in Dillenburg

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ducado de Nassau para niños

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