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Jan IV of Nassau

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Noble family  Nassau
Spouse  Maria of Loon-Heinsberg
Name  Jan of
Mother  Johanna van Polanen
Father  Engelbert I of Nassau

Born  1 August 1410Dillenburg (1410-08-01)
Died  February 3, 1475, Breda, Netherlands
Children  Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz
Parents  Engelbert I of Nassau, Johanna van Polanen
Grandchildren  William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Grandparents  John I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, John III, Lord of Polanen
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Count Jan (Johann) IV of Nassau (1 August 1410, Dillenburg – 3 February 1475, Breda) was Count of Nassau, Dietz and Dillenburg. He was the son of Engelbert I of Nassau, Count of Nassau and Dillenburg, Lord of Breda and Johanna van Polanen.

He married Maria of Loon-Heinsberg, Lady of Millen, Gangelt and Vucht (born in 1424), the daughter of John II of Loon, Lord of Jülich, Heinsberg and Löwenberg, on 7 February 1440. They had children, including:

  • Anna of Nassau (1441–1514)
  • Johanna of Nassau (1444–1468)
  • Ottillie of Nassau (1445–1493)
  • Adriana of Nassau (1449–1477)
  • Engelbert II of Nassau (1451–1504)
  • Johann V of Nassau (1455–1516)

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