Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg was a ruler of Nassau-Weilburg. He was created Prince of Nassau and reigned jointly with his cousin, Prince Frederick Augustus of Nassau-Usingen, who became Duke of Nassau. Frederick William died in January 1816, only two months before his cousin. Both men were succeeded by Frederick William's son, William.
Family
Frederick William was the eldest surviving son of Karl Christian of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Wilhelmine Carolina of Orange-Nassau.Wilhelmine Carolina was a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. Anne was in turn the eldest daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach.
Marriage and children
On 31 July 1788 in Hachenburg, Frederick William married Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg. The groom was almost 20 years old and the bride only 16. At the time, he was still the heir to the principality. His father died on 28 November of the same year and Frederick William succeeded him.They had four children:
- William, Duke of Nassau. Married firstly Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen; married secondly Princess Pauline of Württemberg.
- Auguste Luise Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg.
- Henrietta of Nassau. Married Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
- Friedrich Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau. He married on 7 June 1840 Anna Ritter, Edle von Vallyemare, created Gräfin von Tiefenbach in 1840, widow of Johann Baptist Brunold. Their only daughter was:
- * Wilhelmine Brunold, created in 1844 Gräfin von Tiefenbach, married in Paris on 30 October 1856 and divorced in 1872 Émile de Girardin .