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Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
John of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
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Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
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9 May 1480 (aged 61 years)
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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
In 1437, he married Maria (1418-1472), daughter of Engelbert I of Nassau. They had the following children:
- Maria (1438–1480), married in 1452 to Louis II of Isenburg
- John (1439–1480)
- Margarete (d. 1486)
- Anna (d. 1480), married in 1466 Otto II of Solms-Braunfels
- Adolf III (1443–1511), his successor in Nassau-Wiesbaden
- Bertha (b. 1446)
- Engelbert (1448–1508)
- Philip (1450–1509), his successor in Nassau-Idstein
- Anna
After his death, the inheritance was divided: Adolf III received Wiesbaden; Philip received Idstein.When Philip died childless in 1509, Idstein reverted to Adolf.
John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein House of Nassau Born:1419 Died: 9 May 1480 | ||
Preceded by Adolph II | Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein 1426–1480 | Succeeded by Adolf III |
Succeeded by Philip |
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