John III of Nassau-Beilstein

Count of Nassau-Beilstein
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCount of Nassau-Beilstein
wasCount
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth17 November 1495
Death11 December 1561 (aged 66 years)
Star signScorpio
Family
Father:John II, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
Siblings:Henry of Nassau-Beilstein
The details

Biography

John III, Count of Nassau-Beilstein (1490 – 11 December 1561) was a son of John II and his wife Maria of Solms-Braunfels.

In 1513, he succeeded his father as Count of Nassau-Beilstein. In 1523, he married Anna (1505–1564), a daughter of Louis I (1473–1523) of Nassau-Weilburg and Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1487–1548).

He died on 11 December 1561. As he had no male heir, Nassau-Beilstein fell back to Nassau-Dillenburg.

John III, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
House of Nassau
Born: 1490 Died: 11 December 1561
Preceded by
John II
Count of Nassau-Beilstein
1513–1561
Succeeded by
Henry III


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