Nassau (state)

For other uses, see Nassau (disambiguation).

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Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire.

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German - Holy Roman Empire

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It emerged on the lower Lahn river in what is today Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle of Nassau was built in 1125, and since 1160 the county was named after the castle.

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Lahn - Rhineland-Palatinate - Castle - 1125 - 1160 - County

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In 1255 Nassau was divided for the first time. During the next centuries several states named Nassau emerged. One of those counties was Nassau-Dillenburg, from where the House of Orange-Nassau originated. An other was Nassau-Weilburg, whose reigning house still reigns in Luxembourg.

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1255 - Dillenburg - House of Orange-Nassau - Luxembourg

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Due to the extinction of most lines, Nassau became a united duchy again in 1806. In 1866 it was annexed by Prussia and incorporated into the province of Hesse-Nassau. Today, all Houses of Nassau are extinct in their male line.

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1806 - 1866 - Prussia - Hesse-Nassau

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