Thursday, February 1, 2018

The House of Nassau

"Count Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg (ca. 1060 – ca. 1123) is considered the founder of the House of Nassau" (-from wikipedia). He produces 2 sons and a daughter but only his son Ruprecht I, Graf von Laurenburg would be the ancestor patrilineally of the Nassau House and upon his marriage to Beatrix von Limburg would mixed with the descendant of Charlemagne.


Cadet houses were :

  • House of Nassau-Weilburg
  • House of Orange-Nassau
  • House of Nassau-Corroy


Beatrix's descent from Charlemagne :
  1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
  2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
  3. Charles 'the Bald', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875-877 - Ermentrudis of Orléans
  4. Louis II 'the Stammerer', King of West-France 877-879 - Adelheid
  5. Ermentrud of Westfranken - NN (unknown husband)
  6. Kunegund - Wigerich, Graf im Bidgau und Ardennengau
  7. Siegfried, Graf 'von Luxemburg' - Hadwig
  8. Friedrich, Graf in Moselgau & Lutzelburg - (Irmtrud) von Gleiberg
  9. Friedrich, Graf von Luxemburg, Duke of Lower-Lorraine - Gerberge de Boulogne
  10. Judith|Jutta von Luxemburg - Walram|Waleran|Udo, Graf von Limburg
  11. Heinrich I, Graf von Limburg, Duke of Lower-Lorraine - NN von Arlon
  12. Walram III Paganus, Graf von Limburg, Graf von Arlon - Judith van Wassenberg, Heiress of Wassenberg
  13. Beatrix von Limburg - Ruprecht I, Graf von Laurenburg
Members of this house would bear the titles :
  • King of the Netherlands
  • King of England, Scotland and Ireland
  • Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  • Duke of Nassau
  • Duke of Limburg
  • Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
  • Prince of Orange
  • Fürst of Nassau-Orange
  • Fürst of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
  • Princely Count of Nassau-Dietz
  • Count of Nassau-Weilburg
  • Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
  • Stadtholder in the Netherlands
 Bayeee!!!

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