Adolf of Luxembourg
Adolf of Nassau (
1817-
1905) was the last Duke of
Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of
Luxembourg. Adolph became Duke of Nassau in
1839, after the death of his father, William. He supported
Austria in the
Austro-Prussian War of
1866. After Austria's defeat, Nassau was annexed to
Prussia. In
1890, when Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was excluded from the succession to Luxembourg by the
Salic Law, the Grand Duchy passed to the dispossessed Duke Adolph. Luxembourg, even with Grand Duchesses, has been in the line of Adolph ever since.
He was succeeded by his son, William IV