Duchy of Nassau

Nassau was a duchy which was created after the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806. It was absorbed by different other states before becoming part of Germany in 1866.

Location

Nassau (as a duchy) existed above the Rhine It was near the end where the river came near the French border.

Nassau was also south of the Prussian Empire, Not near the coast of the Rhine. It was named after it's centre Nassau, but it was not its capital. When it helped in Waterloo it ended up in Belgium near Planciontot before being absorbed into Prussia.

Engagements

They engaged the French on many occasions, clearly capable of standing up to the French however they were ultimately deafened after an engagement at the town of Smohain and the farm of Frichermont, they became part of the Confederation of the Rhine, Ending their independence, they were annexed by Prussia and became an independent state. Later, Nassau helped in the Battle of Waterloo before being absorbed into the Prussian Empire, and later, the empire of Germany.

Duchy Of Nassau Media

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  Karte des Herzogtums Nassau 1815–1866, die Ämter Braunfels, Greifenstein und Hohensolms sind schraffiert. Diese kamen nach dem Wiener Kongress zu Preußen (Landkreis Braunfels) und blieben Teil der Rheinprovinz, auch als das restliche Herzogtum Nassau 1866 Teil der preußischen Provinz Hessen-Nassau wurde.

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  The en:Duchy of Nassau (within Germany at the time of the en:German Confederation)

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  Declaration of Nassau's sovereignty, 30 August 1806

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  Schloss Weilburg, residence of the Princes of Nassau-Weilburg before 1816, and a residence of the Dukes of Nassau thereafter

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  Schloss Biebrich, seat of the Dukes of Nassau from 1817 to 1841 and their summer residence thereafter

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  Ernst Franz Ludwig Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein, Chief Minister of Nassau (1806–1834)

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  The City School in Marktplatz, Wiesbaden, seat of the Nassau Parliament from 1818 to 1844

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  A flask of mineral water from Niederselters, an important business of the Nassau domain

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  Wiesbaden City Palace, built in 1841, which replaced Biebrich as the residence of the Nassau Dukes