Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Noble family	House of Nassau
Father	John Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
Born	17 September 1685(1685-09-17) Weilburg
Died	9 November 1753(1753-11-09) (aged 68) Weilburg

Charles August (German: Karl August; 17 September 1685, Weilburg – 9 November 1753) was from 1719 to 1753 Prince of Nassau-Weilburg.

Karl August was the second son of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg. In his youth, he works as a diplomat for Saxony; for a while he was the Saxon ambassador to Paris. He succeeded his father as Prince in Weilburg on 27 February 1719.

In 1733 and 1734 he commanded the imperial troops on the Rhine as an imperial cavalry general.

In 1737 he assumed the title of Prince, which family had been awarded in 1688. In 1688 the family had not, however, obtained a seat on the princely bench in the Imperial Diet, and in protest, they had not used their title. In 1737, the seat in the diet was finally awarded and Charles August started using his princely title.

Charles August died in 1753 and was buried in the chapel of Weilburg. He was succeeded by his son Charles Christian after.

Descendants

Charles August married on 17 August 1723 in Wiesbaden, Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein (1699–1750), daughter of George August. They had the following children:

• Henrietta Maria Dorothea (1724- 1724)
• Henrietta Augusta Frederica (1726–1757)
• Christiana Louise (1727-1727)
• Polyxena Louise Wilhelmina (1728–1732)
• Christiana Louise Charlotte (1730–1732)
• Louise Polyxena (born: 27 January 1733; died: 27 September 1764)

married Prince Simon August of Lippe-Detmold

• Charles Christian (1735–1788)

married firstly in 1760 Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange (1743-1787)

married secondly in 1788 Barbara Giessen of Kirchheim

References and sources

• Ernst Joachim (1882) (in German). "Karl August". In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). 15. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 312–313.
• Nassau, in: Heinrich August Pierer, Julius Löbe (eds.): Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, 4th edition, vol. 9, Altenburg 1860, pp 692–700, online at zeno.org
• This page is a translation of its German equivalent.

External links

• Familienliste auf www.royaltyguide.nl
• Eintrag www.thepeerage.com

Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg House of Nassau Born: 17 September 1685 Died: 9 November 1753
Preceded by John Ernest	Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 1719-1753	Succeeded by Charles Christian

Persondata
Name	Charles August of Nassau-Weilburg
Alternative names	Karl August von Nassau-Weilburg (German)
Short description	Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1719-1753)
Date of birth	17 September 1685
Place of birth	Weilburg
Date of death	9 November 1753
Place of death	Weilburg