Noble family House of Nassau Mother Margaret of Baden | Name John Count Died May 9, 1480 | |
Spouse(s) Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg Father Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Parents Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Children Philip, Count of Nassau-Idstein, Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Grandchildren Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Grandparents Walram IV, Count of Nassau-Idstein Great-grandparents Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein | ||
John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (born: 1419; died: 9 May 1480) was a son of Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margarete of Baden, a daughter of Margrave Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden en Anna of Oettingen. After his father's death in 1426, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.
Marriage and issue
He married in 1437 with Maria (1418-1472), daughter of Engelbert I of Nassau. They had the following children:
After his death, the inheritance was divided: Adolf III received Wiesbaden; Philip received Idstein. When Philip died childless in 1509, Idstein reverted to Adolf.
References
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