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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bart, post: 222896, member: 5580&quot;]The genealogy of the House of Nassau is a bit more complicated.</p><p>The second count of Nassau, Henry the Rich (ca.1180-ca.1250) had 3 sons, Walram, Jan and Otto. Jan became bishop of Utrecht, while the other sons divided the county in 1255.</p><p>This makes there are 2 lines in the House of Nassau. The House of Orange-Nassau is of the Ottonian line, whereas the counts (and later dukes) of Nassau are descendants of the Walramian line. They are kind of cousins.</p><p>This makes that the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau didn&#039;t rule the duchy of Nassau at the time your coins were issued. On the other hand, when Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau couldn&#039;t ascend the throne as grand-duchess of Luxemburg, due to the Salic Law which was still in rule there, the Heads of the 2 Nassau-branches agreed that a member of the other line should take her place. That&#039;s when Adolphe of Nassau, the last duke of Nassau became grand-duke of Luxemburg. Grand-duke Henry is a descensant of Adolphe.</p><p>It is in fact not the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau, but the House of Luxemburg-Nassau you should refer to.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way: nice coins, indeed. I really like those!</p><p><br /></p><p>bart[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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