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William, Duke of Nassau

1792 - 1839

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William, Duke of Nassau is the 4,784th most popular politician (down from 4,063rd in 2019), the 1,245th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,090th in 2019) and the 359th most popular German Politician.

William, Duke of Nassau is most famous for being the founder of the Dutch royal family. He was the son of Philip, Count of Nassau, and Juliana of Stolberg.

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Among politicians, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 4,784 out of 19,576. Before him are Artaphernes, Horus Bird, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Qutalmish, and Ameenah Gurib. After him are Gaius Antonius, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, Pelopidas, and Nataša Pirc Musar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 16. Before him are Alexander Ypsilantis, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Johann Peter Eckermann, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Gulab Singh, and Johan August Arfwedson. After him are John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Victor Cousin, Joseph Mohr, Lady Byron, Carlos Antonio López, and James Mayer de Rothschild. Among people deceased in 1839, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 7. Before him are Mahmud II, Frederick VI of Denmark, Caroline Bonaparte, Friedrich Mohs, Fernando Sor, and Ranjit Singh. After him are Princess Marie of Orléans, Charlotte Bonaparte, William Smith, Joseph Fesch, Pehr Henrik Ling, and Ferdinando Paer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 1,245 out of 7,253. Before him are Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601), Paul Natorp (1854), Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875), Manfred Rommel (1928), Ludwig Reichenbach (1793), and Robert Michels (1876). After him are Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Bruno the Great (925), Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874), and Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, William, Duke of Nassau ranks 359. Before him are Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727), Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763), Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (1755), Marie of Prussia (1825), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), and Manfred Rommel (1928). After him are Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874), Lothar de Maizière (1940), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), and Margot Honecker (1927).

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