Principality of Nassau-Dietz

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The Principality of Nassau-Dietz was an early modern German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau that was closely connected to the Dutch House of Orange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire
principality
associatedTitle Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
capital Dietz
Dillenburg
Leeuwar­den
coatOfArms arms of Nassau-Dietz
connectedTo House of Orange-Nassau
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticUnionWith Dutch Republic (through stadtholderate)
endTime 1702
followedBy House of Orange-Nassau (as unified line)
Principality of Nassau-Oranje-Fulda
governmentType hereditary principality
monarchy
hasSuccessorDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
language Dutch
German
locatedIn Germany
memberOf Upper Rhenish Circle
nobleFamilyBranchOf House of Nassau
nobleRankOfRuler prince
notableRuler Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz
John William Friso of Nassau-Dietz
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalStatus immediate territory of the Empire
precededBy County of Nassau-Dillenburg
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
rulingDynasty House of Nassau-Dietz
rulingHouse House of Nassau
sharesDynastyWith Dutch House of Orange
Orange-Nassau line
startTime 1606
territoryIncludes Dietz
Dillenburg
parts of present-day Hesse
parts of present-day Rhineland-Palatinate
titleHeldByRuler Prince of Nassau-Dietz

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County of Nassau-Dietz successor Principality of Nassau-Dietz
Nassau-Dietz hasMainTerritory Principality of Nassau-Dietz
Prince of Nassau-Hadamar hasSuccessorState Principality of Nassau-Diez
linked to: Principality of Nassau-Dietz