Noble family House of Nassau Name Balthasar, of | Died January 11, 1568 | |
Spouse(s) Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein Father Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Mother Adriana of Glymes of Bergen Parents Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Children John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Grandchildren John Louis II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Grandparents Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Great-grandparents John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein | ||
Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1520 – 11 January 1568) was the youngest son of Count Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife, Adriana of Glymes of Bergen, the daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom.
In 1566, Balthasar succeeded his elder brother Philip II as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein. However, he died only two years later. He was succeeded by his son John Louis I.
In 1564, Balthasar married Margaret (1543-1612), the daughter of Reinhard of Isenburg-Birstein. They had a son:
After Balthasar's death, Margaret married Count George I of Leiningen-Westerburg.
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