Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
| Charles Christian | ||
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| Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | ||
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| Charles Christian painted by Wilhelm Böttner, ca.1780 | ||
| Born | 16 January 1735 Weilburg | |
| Died | 28 November 1788 (aged 53) Münster-Dreissen, near Kirchheim | |
| Spouse | Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau Barbara Giessen von Kirchheim | |
| Issue | Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg Wilhelm Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg Princess Maria Wilhelmine Luise, Princess Reuss of Greiz Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg Karoline, Princess of Wied-Runkel Prince Karl Ludwig Prince Karl Wilhelm Amalie, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Henriette, Duchess Louis of Württemberg Prince Karl | |
| House | Nassau-Weilburg | |
| Father | Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |
| Mother | Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein | |
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Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (16 January 1735 – 28 November 1788), till 1753 Count of Nassau-Weilburg, was the first ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Weilburg between 1753 and 1788.
Marriage[edit]
On 5 March 1760, he married Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743–1787), daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal in The Hague.
Issue[edit]
- Georg Wilhelm Belgicus, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (18 December 1760 – 27 May 1762).
- Wilhelm Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (12 December 1761 – 16 April/26 April 1770).
- Princess Marie of Nassau-Weilburg (5 February 1764 – 25 January 1802). A deaconess at Quedlinburg Abbey and Herford.
- Princess Luise of Nassau-Weilburg (28 September 1765 – 10 October 1837), married Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz and had issue.
- Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (25 October 1768 – 9 January 1816).
- Princess Karoline of Nassau-Weilburg (14 February 1770 – 8 July 1828), married Karl Ludwig, Prince zu Wied but had no issue.
- Prince Karl Ludwig of Nassau-Weilburg (19 July 1772 – 27 July 1772).
- Prince Karl Friedrich Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg (1 May 1775 – 11 May 1807), unmarried and without issue.
- Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (7 August 1776 – 19 February 1841) married firstly in Weilburg on 29 October 1793 Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and had issue, and married secondly in Schaumburg on 15 February 1813 Friedrich, Baron von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld, and had issue.
- Stillborn daughter (21 October 1778).
- Child (1779–1779).
- Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (22 April 1780 – 2 January 1857). Married Duke Louis of Württemberg, second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg.
- Child (November 1784 - died shortly thereafter)
- Child (November 1785 - died shortly thereafter)