William, Duke of Nassau
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William | |||||
| Duke of Nassau | |||||
| Reign | 24 March 1816 – 20 August 1839 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick Augustus | ||||
| Successor | Adolphe | ||||
| Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||
| Reign | 9 January 1816 – 24 March 1816 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick William | ||||
| Successor | None. Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau | ||||
| Born | 14 June 1792 Kirchheimbolanden, Principality of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Died | 20 August 1839 (aged 47) Kissingen, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Burial | Schlosskirche, Weilburg | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Auguste Therese, Duchess Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Wilhelm Karl Prince Moritz Princess Marie Wilhelmine Prince Wilhelm Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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| House | Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Father | Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Mother | Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg | ||||
| Religion | Calvinism | ||||
Wilhelm (Given names: Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus; 14 June 1792, Kirchheimbolanden – 20/30 August 1839, Bad Kissingen) was joint sovereign Duke of Nassau, along with his father's cousin Frederick Augustus, reigning from 1816 until 1839. He was also sovereign Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1816 until its incorporation into the duchy of Nassau.
Frederick Augustus died in 1816 and Wilhelm inherited the Usingen territories and became sole sovereign of the Duchy of Nassau.
He is the father of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway, consort of King Oscar II and a 3rd cousin of William III of the Netherlands, who left a surviving daughter to rule his main realm, but the crown of Luxembourg went through the male line, looking to 17 generations back, to pass to the Duke of Nassau and then his descendants.