(Princely) County of Nassau Principalities of Nassau | |||||||||
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1125–1806 | |||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||
Capital | Nassau | ||||||||
Common languages | German (Rhine Franconian dialects, Moselle Franconian dialects) | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• City founded | 915 | ||||||||
• Rupert I claims title of count | 1125 | ||||||||
• Comital title acknowledged | 1159 | ||||||||
• Partitioned multiple times | 1255–1806 | ||||||||
• Remaining parts unified to form duchy | 1806 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
The County of Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later part of the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, the male line of which is now extinct, was the House of Nassau.