William, Duke of Nassau

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.

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William
William
Duke of Nassau
Reign	24 March 1816 – 20 August 1839
Predecessor	Frederick Augustus
Successor	Adolf
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Reign	9 January 1816 – 24 March 1816
Predecessor	Frederick William
Successor	None. Incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau
Born	(1792-06-14)14 June 1792 Kirchheimbolanden, Principality of Nassau-Weilburg
Died	20 August 1839(1839-08-20) (aged 47) Kissingen, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial	Schlosskirche, Weilburg
Spouse	Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen ​ ​ (m. 1813; died 1825)​ Princess Pauline of Württemberg ​ ​ (m. 1829)​
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
Names Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus
House	Nassau-Weilburg
Father	Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
Religion	Calvinism

Frederick Augustus died on 24 March 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.