Charles Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Charles Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (6 January 1665, Saarbrücken
– 6 December 1723 in Idstein
) was the son of Count Gustav Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrücken
and Countess Clara Eleanor of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein.
He was brought up by Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
the brother of his mother, and continued his studies in Tübingen
and Paris
. In the Great Turkish War
, he served as an officer in the army of Emperor Leopold I
.
When his brother Louis Crato
died in 1713 he took up the government in Nassau-Saarbrücken
. That same year he married Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler
, the daughter of his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler.
During his reign, he promoted the industrialization of his country. In Warndt he expanded the glass works, which had been established already under Louis II
by settling Huguenot
refugees. In Sulzbach
, he built a new salt works in 1719 and a graduation tower
. He founded the town of Karlings (now: Carling
), which was named after him.
When his second cousin, Count George August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein
, died in 1721, he took up government in Nassau-Idstein-Wiesbaden, jointly with his father and his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler. He moved briefly to Wiesbaden in 1722, but returned to Saarbrücken later that year, then moved to Idstein in 1723. He died there on 21 December 1723 and was buried in the chapel of Idstein. A plaque in the castle church in Saarbrücken refers to him.
As both his sons died in infancy, the government of Nassau-Saarbrücken was inherited by father-in-law Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler.
, the daughter of his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler. They had two sons:
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
– 6 December 1723 in Idstein
Idstein
Idstein is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt it is part of the Deutsche Fachwerkstraße , connecting towns with fine timber-frame buildings and...
) was the son of Count Gustav Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Gustav Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrücken was Count of Saarbrücken and Major General at the Rhine of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation....
and Countess Clara Eleanor of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein.
He was brought up by Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was a German Field Marshal and the last Count of Hohenlohe Neuenstein...
the brother of his mother, and continued his studies in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In the Great Turkish War
Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and contemporary European powers, then joined into a Holy League, during the second half of the 17th century.-1667–1683:...
, he served as an officer in the army of Emperor Leopold I
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
.
When his brother Louis Crato
Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken was the son of Count Gustav Adolph of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Clara Eleanor, Countess of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein. He was educated at Neuenstein with his uncle, Count Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, and later in Tübingen...
died in 1713 he took up the government in Nassau-Saarbrücken
Nassau-Saarbrücken
Nassau-Saarbrücken was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the Upper Rhenish Circle. It belonged to the Walram branch of the House of Nassau.-County of Saarbrücken:...
. That same year he married Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler
Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler
Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler was a Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler by birth and by marriage successively Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken and countess of Hesse-Homburg.- Life :...
, the daughter of his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler.
During his reign, he promoted the industrialization of his country. In Warndt he expanded the glass works, which had been established already under Louis II
Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Louis II of Nassau-Weilburg was a count of Nassau-Weilburg.- Life :Louis was the eldest son of Count Albert of Nassau-Weilburg-Ottweiler and Countess Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg. His family moved in 1575 from Weilburg to Ottweiler...
by settling Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
refugees. In Sulzbach
Sulzbach, Saarland
Sulzbach is a town and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km northeast of Saarbrücken....
, he built a new salt works in 1719 and a graduation tower
Graduation tower
A graduation tower is a structure used in the production of salt which removes water from a saline solution by evaporation, increasing its concentration of mineral salts. The tower consists of a wooden wall-like frame stuffed with bundles of brushwood which have to be changed about every 5 to 10...
. He founded the town of Karlings (now: Carling
Carling, Moselle
Carling is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
), which was named after him.
When his second cousin, Count George August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein
George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
George August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein , was from 1677 and Graf in 1688 until his death in Count of Nassau-Idstein. He worked mainly in Wiesbaden.- Life :...
, died in 1721, he took up government in Nassau-Idstein-Wiesbaden, jointly with his father and his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler. He moved briefly to Wiesbaden in 1722, but returned to Saarbrücken later that year, then moved to Idstein in 1723. He died there on 21 December 1723 and was buried in the chapel of Idstein. A plaque in the castle church in Saarbrücken refers to him.
As both his sons died in infancy, the government of Nassau-Saarbrücken was inherited by father-in-law Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler.
Marriage and issue
Charles Louis married Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-OttweilerChristiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler
Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler was a Countess of Nassau-Ottweiler by birth and by marriage successively Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken and countess of Hesse-Homburg.- Life :...
, the daughter of his cousin Frederick Louis of Nassau-Ottweiler. They had two sons:
- Charles Frederick (1718–1719)
- Charles Louis (1720–1721)