Counts of Vianden
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House of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
, were associated with the castle of Vianden
Vianden
Vianden is a commune with city status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany., the town of Vianden,...
(Vianden Castle
Vianden Castle
Vianden Castle , located in Vianden in the north of Luxembourg, is one of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine. With origins dating from the 10th century, the castle was built in the Romanesque style from the 11th to 14th centuries. Gothic transformations and trimmings were added at the...
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House of Sponheim
- Bertolph count of Vianden (first reference from 1090)
- Frederic I of Vianden (1124-1152)
- Frederic II of Vianden (1152-1187)
- Frederic III of Vianden (1187-1210)
- Henry I of Vianden (1210-1252)
- Philip I of Vianden (1252-1273)
- Godfrey or Godefroid I of Vianden (1273-1310)
- Philip II of Vianden (-1315/1316)
- Henry II of Vianden (1313-1376)
- Adelheid of Vianden (-1376)