Nassau
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. GRAFEN von NASSAU, WALRAMIAN LINE
A. GRAFEN von NASSAU in WIESBADEN, later in IDSTEIN
Chapter 2. GRAFEN von NASSAU, OTTONIAN LINE
A. GRAFEN von NASSAU in SIEGEN und DILLENBURG
m (before 1250). ADELHEID von Katzenelnbogen, daughter of DIETRICH IV Graf von Katzenelnbogen (-Mainz 22 Feb 1288, bur Mainz Klarissen-Kloster).
1.
DIETHER
(-Trier 23 Nov 1307, bur Trier Dominikanerkirche).
Archbishop of Trier 1300.
2.
ADOLF
von Nassau
([1255]-killed in battle near Göllheim 2 Jul 1298).
He succeeded his father in 1276 as ADOLF Graf von Nassau at
Wiesbaden. Elected ADOLF
King of Germany at Frankfurt am Main 5 May 1292, crowned at Aachen 24
Jun 1292. King Adolf provoked the
open hostility of his electors because of his neutrality towards England, his
opposition to France and his efforts to consolidate his family's position in
Germany. He was charged with
offences which included desecration of churches, breaches of oath and failure to
keep the peace, tried in his absence and deposed 23 Jun 1298 in Mainz Cathedral
by the electors. A new conflict
with the papacy followed as the Pope had not been consulted[1].
King Adolf refused to accept the ruling and was killed in battle by
Albrecht I Duke of Austria who had been elected to succeed as King of Germany.
The Notæ
Altahenses record that "Adolfus
rex Romanorum" was killed in battle "1298
5 Non Iul"[2].
m
([1271]) IMAGINA von Isenburg-Limburg, daughter of GERLACH I von Isenburg in
Limburg an der Lahn (-29 Aug----, bur Klarenthal).
1279/1317.
a)
HEINRICH
(-young).
b)
RUPRECHT
(-2 Dec 1304, bur Prague). The
Annales Colmarienses record that
"dominus de Rinperch" freed
"filium regis Adolfi" from
captivity in 1299[3].
c)
MECHTILD
(before 1280-Heidelberg 19 Jun 1323, bur Klarenthal).
The Notæ Fuerstenfeldenses
record the marriage of "filiam
Romanorum regis Adolfi…Mechtildim" and Duke Rudolf within a few days
of his father's death[4].
The Chronicon Elwacense records the marriage "in Nurnberg
4 Non Sep 1294" of "Rudolfo duci Bavariæ" and "Adolfus
rex Romanorum filiam suam"[5].
m
(Nürnberg 1 Sep 1294) RUDOLF
I Duke of Upper Bavaria Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, son
of LUDWIG II "der Strenge" Duke of Bavaria, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein &
his third wife Mechtild von Habsburg (4 Oct 1274-[11/13] Aug 1319).
d)
ADELHEID
(-1338). Abbess of Klarenthal.
e)
IMAGINA
(-young).
f)
GERLACH
(-1 Jan 1371, bur Kloster Liebenau).
Canon at Liège. He
succeeded in 1305 as GERLACH I Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein and
Weilburg.
g)
ADOLF
(1292-1294).
h)
WALRAM
(1294-after 22 Dec 1324). He
succeeded in 1312/16 as WALRAM III Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein
und Weilnau.
3.
RICHARDIS
(-1311). Nun of St Klara at Mainz,
later at Klarenthal.
4.
MECHTILD
(-young).
5.
?
GERHARD
. Archdeacon of St Lambert at Liège
1318. Provost of Unsere Liebe Frau
at Maastricht.
GERLACH
von Nassau, son of ADOLF Graf von Nassau King of Germany & his
wife Imagina von Isenburg-Limburg (-1 Jan 1371, bur Kloster Liebenau).
Canon at Liège. He
succeeded in 1305 as GERLACH I Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein and
Weilburg. From (1326 in ½ Weilnau.
Abdicated 1344.
m
firstly ([12
Jan/13 May] 1307) AGNES
von Hessen, daughter of HEINRICH "dem Jüngeren" Landgraf
Herr von Hessen & his wife Agnes of Bavaria (-13 Jan 1332, bur Klarenthal).
m
secondly
(before 4 Jan 1337) as her second husband, Irmengard von Hohenlohe, widow of
KONRAD III Burggraf von Nürnberg, daughter of Kraft II von Hohenlohe & his
wife Adelheid von Württemberg (-11 May 1372).
children of first marriage:
1.
ADOLF
(1307-Idstein 17 Jan 1370, bur Klarenthal).
He succeeded in 1346 as ADOLF I Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden und
Idstein.
2.
JOHANN
(1309-Weilburg 20 Sep 1371).
Canon at Mainz cathedral 1328. He
succeeded in 1355 as JOHANN I Graf von Nassau in Weilburg.
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GRAFEN von NASSAU in WEILBURG und SAARBRÜCKEN.
3.
ADELHEID
(-8 Aug 1344, bur Kloster Arnsburg).
m
([16 May 1326]) ULRICH III Herr zu Hanau (-[31 Aug 1369/2 Jan 1370]).
4.
AGNES
. Nun at Klarenthal 1355.
5.
ELISABETH
. 1326-70.
m
(before 16 Aug 1326) LUDWIG von Hohenlohe (-[18 Feb/15 Aug] 1356).
6.
GERLACH
(1322-Aschaffenburg 12 Feb 1371, bur Kloster Eberbach).
Canon at Mainz cathedral 1336. Canon
at Trier cathedral 1343. Provost of
St Marien at Erfurt 1344. Dominican
1345. Elect of Mainz 1346.
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz 1354.
7.
MARIE
(-before 1366). m
(before 1336) KONRAD VI von Weinsberg gt von Breuberg (-1366).
children
of second marriage:
8.
KRAFT
(-1 Oct after 1361). Graf von
Nassau in Sonnenberg. Canon at
Strasbourg cathedral 1343.
9.
RUPRECHT
(-4 Sep 1390).
Graf von Nassau in Sonnenberg 1355.
Amtmann of the Bishop-Elector of Mainz at Amöneburg 1380.
Imperial Landvogt der Wetterau 1381.
m
(before 8 Nov 1362). as her first husband, ANNA von Nassau-Hadamar, daughter of
JOHANN Graf von Nassau in Hadamar (-21 Jan 1404, bur Eberbach).
She married secondly (before 11 Jan 1391). Dieter VIII Graf von
Katzenelnbogen (-17 Feb 1402, bur Kloster Eberbach).
ADOLF
von Nassau, son of GERLACH I
Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein and Weilburg & his first wife
Agnes von Hessen (1307-Idstein 17 Jan 1370, bur Klarenthal).
He succeeded in 1346 as ADOLF I Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden und
Idstein.
m (Dispensation 13 Sep 1327, contract Munich 23 Feb 1330, 1332) MARGARETA von Nürnberg, daughter of FRIEDRICH IV Burggraf von Nürnberg & his wife Margareta von Görz (-after 13 Nov 1382, bur Klarenthal).
1.
GERLACH
([1333]-after 1386). He succeeded
his father in 1370 as GERLACH II Joint Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein,
jointly with his brother Walram. m
(before 1360) as her first husband, AGNES von Veldenz, daughter of HEINRICH II
Graf von Veldenz[-Geroldseck]. 1360/98.
She married secondly OTTO Wildgraf in Dhronecken (-1409 before 31 May).
2.
FRIEDRICH
(-1371). Canon at Mainz cathedral
1358.
3.
AGNES
(-1376). m
firstly WERNER IV Graf von Wittgenstein (-before 1359).
m
secondly (before 1361) EBERHARD I Herr von Eppstein (-[28 May/16 Oct]
1391).
4.
JOHANN
(-young).
5.
MARGARETA
. Abbess in Klarenthal.
6.
ELISABETH
(-1 Feb 1389). m
(18 Jun 1361) DIETHER VIII Graf von Katzenelnbogen (-17 Feb 1402, bur Eberbach).
7.
ADOLF
(1345/6-Heiligenstadt 6 Feb 1390, bur Kloster Eberbach).
Canon at Köln cathedral 1362. Canon
of St Florin at Koblenz 1364/71. Canon
at Bingen and Wetzlar 1366. Elekt
of Mainz and Provost of St GEORG at Limburg 1371.
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz 1381.
8.
JOHANN
([1353]-7 Aug 1420). Statthalter in
Eichsfeld (for the Archbishopric-Electorate of Mainz).
Vogt at Jechsburg 1412.
9.
ANNA
(-28 Oct ----). Abbess in
Klarenthal
10.
WALRAM
(1354-7 Nov 1393, bur Idstein). He
succeeded his father in 1370 as WALRAM II Joint Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein,
jointly with his brother Gerlach. m
(1374) BERTA von Westerburg, daughter of JOHANN Herr von Westerburg (-24 Mar
1418).
a)
ADOLF
(1386-26 Jul 1426, bur Idstein).
He succeeded his father in 1393 as ADOLF II Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.
b)
MARGARETA
(-after 1432). m
([27 Aug 1398]) HEINRICH VII Graf von Waldeck (-after 30 Apr 1442).
11.
JOHANN
([1360]-Aschaffenburg 1419). Elector-Archbishop
of Mainz 1397.
Illegitimate son.
a)
JOHANN
von Nassau
. From (1417 at Bingen.
1443. m
([30 May 1400]) IDECHIN von Heinsberg, daughter of GERHARD von Heinsberg Münzmeister
at Bingen. 1443.
12.
KATHARINA
(-after 1403). m
(10 Jun 1373) REINHARD II Herr von Westerburg (-1421).
13.
FRIEDRICH
(-young).
14.
WALRAM
(-young).
15.
JOHANNA
(-young).
16.
RODERETA .
Illegitimate
son.
17.
JOHANN
ADOLF von Nassau
(-4 Aug 1420). Scholasticus of St
Marien at Bingen 1401/02 and 1413. Vogt
of Jechaburg 1412. Provost at
Jechaburg 1412/18. Provisor at
Erfurt 1413. Legitimated 1417/19.
From (1418 zu Gieboldehausen. Provost
of St Marien at Erfurt 1419/20. Custos
of St Viktor at Mainz.
ADOLF
von Nassau, son of WALRAM II Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein &
his wife Berta von Westerburg (1386-26 Jul 1426, bur Idstein).
He succeeded his father in 1393 as ADOLF II Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.
Statthalter in Hessen (for the Archbishopric-Electorate of Mainz).
m (contract Worms 17 Mar 1412, Mar 1418) MARGARETA von Baden, daughter of BERNHARD I Markgraf von Baden & his second wife Anna von Oettingen (25 Jan 1404-7 Nov 1442, bur Idstein).
1.
JOHANN
(1419-9 May 1480).
He succeeded his father in 1426 as JOHANN Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.
m (Breda 17 Jun 1437) MARIE von Nassau-Dillenburg, daughter of ENGELBERT
I Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg (2 Feb 1418-11 Oct 1472).
a)
MARIA
(1438-14 Jan 1480). m
(25 May 1455) LUDWIG II Graf von Isenburg-Büdingen ([1422]-Büdingen 4 Jun
1511).
b)
MARGARETA
(-27 Jun 1486). Abbess of
Klarenthal.
c)
ADOLF
(10 Nov 1443-Wiesbaden 6 Jul 1511, bur Wiesbaden).
He succeeded his father in 1480 as ADOLF III Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden.
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GRAFEN von NASSAU-WIESBADEN.
d)
JOHANN
([1445]-27 Feb 1482). Canon at
Mainz cathedral 1453. Provost of St
Georg at Limburg 1470/82. Canon of
St Lambert at Liège [1470]. Canon
of St Mariengreden at Mainz 1479.
e)
ANNA
([1442]-1 Mar 1480, bur Hungen). m
(Mainz 1 Jan 1464) OTTO II Graf zu Solms-Braunfels (22 Nov 1426-29 Jun 1504, bur
Kloster Altenburg bei Wetzlar).
f)
BERTA
(-12 Apr ----). Abbess of
Klarenthal. 1446
g)
ENGELBERT
(1448-Mainz 7 Apr 1508). Canon at Köln
cathedral 1456. Provost of St
Bartholomäus at Frankfurt 1475/81. Canon
of St Gereon at Köln 1479. Canon
at Mainz cathedral 1483/1508. Provost
of St Marien at Erfurt. Imperial
Chancellor 1476.
h)
PHILIPP
(1450-16 Jun 1509, bur Idstein).
He succeeded his father in 1480 as PHILIPP
Graf von Nassau-Idstein. m
(1470) MARGARETA Pfalzgräfin von Zweibrücken, daughter of LUDWIG I Pfalzgraf
von Zweibrücken und Veldenz (1456-7 Sep 1527, bur Idstein).
i)
ANNA
(-2 Jun ----). Nun at Klarenthal.
2.
ANNA
(1421-1465). m
([1438]) EBERHARD III von Eppstein (-[17 Nov/24 Dec] 1466).
3.
ADOLF
([1423]-Eltville 6 Sep 1475, bur Eberbach).
Canon at Mainz cathedral 1438. Canon
at Trier cathedral 1439. Canon at Köln
cathedral 1444. Canon at Speyer
cathedral 1447/51. Provost of St
Peter at Mainz 1451/59. Provost of
St Marien at Erfurt 1456/61. Elected
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, installed 1466.
4.
WALRAM .
1426.
5.
AGNES
(-13 Jun 1485, bur Aschaffenburg). m
(before 6 Mar 1451). KONRAD VII von Bickenbach (-10 Jan 1483).
Illegitimate
son.
6.
ADOLF
. 1444/72.
OTTO
von Nassau, son of HEINRICH II "der Reiche" Graf von Nassau
& his wife Mathilde van Gelderland (-[1289/90]).
He succeeded his father [before 1251] as OTTO I Joint Graf von
Nassau, jointly with his brother Walram II.
In 1255, they divided the lands, Otto taking Siegen, Dillenburg,
Beilstein and Ginsberg.
m
AGNES von Leiningen, daughter of EMICH IV Graf von Leiningen in Landeck am Pfalz
(-1299/1303).
1.
HEINRICH
von Nassau
(-1343). Graf
von Nassau in Siegen Ginsberg Haiger und dem Westerwald 1303 in Dillenburg
Herborn und Beilstein 1328. m
(before 1302) ADELHEID von Heinsberg, daughter of DIETRICH I Herr von Heinsberg
und Blankenburg (-after 21 May 1343).
a)
AGNES
(-[29 Oct 1316/1318], bur Limburg Stadtkirche).
m
([1314]) GERLACH II Herr von Isenburg-Limburg (-2 Apr 1355).
b)
KATHARINA
(-29 Apr 1334). Abbess of Altenberg.
c)
GERTRUD
. Abbess of Altenberg.
1329/53.
d)
OTTO
von Nassau
([1305]-killed in battle [Dec 1350/Jan 1351]).
OTTO II Graf von Nassau in Siegen und Dillenburg.
m
(contract 23 Dec 1331) as her second husband, ADELHEID von Vianden, widow of
JOHANN von Dollendorf zu Kronenberg, daughter of PHILIPP II Graf von Vianden
(-30 Sep 1376).
i)
ADELHEID
. Nun at Keppel 1376, abbess
1378/1381.
ii)
JOHANN
von Nassau (-Herborn
4 Sep 1416, bur Kloster Keppel).
JOHANN I Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg in Siegen und Dillenburg.
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GRAFEN von NASSAU-DILLENBURG.
iii)
HEINRICH
"der Haudegen" (-Kassel 5 Sep 1402).
Canon at Köln Cathedral 1356/1356.
Illegitimate son by an unknown mistress:
(a)
HEINRICH
(-1440). zu
Dudeldorf 1429. m
GUTGEN von
Morsdorf, daughter of --- (-after 12 Jan 1442).
iv)
OTTO
(-1384). Canon and provost of St
MORITZ at Mainz 1357. Canon at Köln
and Mainz Cathedrals 1380.
e)
HEINRICH
von Nassau
(-before 1380).
HEINRICH I Graf von Nassau-Beilstein.
Canon at Köln Cathedral and at St Florin, Koblenz 1326.
Provost at Speyer Cathedral 1329/1334.
1343 at Beilstein, Mengerskirchen, Eigenberg und dem Westerwald.
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GRAFEN von NASSAU-BEILSTEIN.
2.
MECHTILD
(-before 28 Oct 1319).
m
([1289]) GERHARD von Schönecken (-1317).
3.
EMICHO
von Nassau (-7
Jun 1334). EMICHO
I Graf von Nassau in Driedrof, Estenau und Hadamar.
Canon at Worms Cathedral 1295. m
(contract Kadolzburg 28 Aug 1295, before 3 Jan 1297) ANNA
von Nürnberg, daughter of FRIEDRICH III Burggraf von Nürnberg [Zollern]
& his second wife Helene von Sachsen [Askanier] (-[10 Oct 1355/1357]).
a)
FRIEDRICH
(-Mainz 6 Apr ----, bur Mainz). Priest
in Nassau 1307. Canon at Mainz
Cathedral 1328.
b)
ANNA
(-before 1329, bur Lich Kirche).
m
(before 1312) KUNO II Herr von Falkensten (-14 May 1334, bur Lich Kirche).
c)
JUTTA
(-before 10 Nov 1359).
m
GERHARD IV Graf von Diez (-killed in battle 17 Oct 1343).
d)
JOHANN
von Nassau-Hadamar
(-[24 Jun 1364/20 Jan 1365]).
m
(before 1331) ELISABETH von Waldeck, daughter of HEINRICH IV Graf von Waldeck
(-before 22 Jun 1385).
i)
EMICHO
(1331-8 Jun 1343).
ii)
EMICHO
(-24 Feb 1358). [Canon at Mainz
Cathedral 1357.]
iii)
HELENA
(-1344).
iv)
EMICHO
[III] (-after 21 Jun 1394).
v)
HEINRICH
von Nassau-Hadamar
(-before 1369).
vi)
ANNA
(-21 Jan 1404, bur Kloster Eberbach).
m
firstly (before 8 Nov 1362) RUPRECHT Graf von Nassau in Sonnenburg
(-4 Sep 1390). m
secondly (before 11 Jan 1391) DIETHER VIII Graf von Katzenelnbogen
(-17 Feb 1402).
vii)
ELISABETH
(-18 Dec 1413). Abbess of Essen
1370.
viii)
ELIGIN
[Adelheid] (-before 1416).
m
FRIEDRICH V Graf von Castell (-before 16 Mar 1379).
ix)
ADELHEID
(-after 1 Nov 1390).
m
WILHELM I Graf zu Castell (-11 May 1399).
x)
JOHANN
. Monk at Ebrach 1391.
xi)
?
MARGARETA
. Nun of St Klara at Nürnberg
1367.
e)
AGNES
. Nun at Altenberg 1328.
f)
MARGARETA
(-Rottenburg 30 Jan 1370).
m
RUDOLF
II Graf von Hohenberg, son of RUDOLF
I Graf von Hohenberg
[Zollern] & his first wife Agnes von Werdenberg (-26
Feb 1335, bur Ehingen).
g)
EMICHO
von Nassau-Hadamar
(-1 Mar 1359).
EMICHO II Graf von Nassau-Hadamar. Canon
at Mainz Cathedral 1328/1357. Canon
at Köln Cathedral 1329. Canon at
Worms Cathedral 1332, kustos 1334. Provost
of St Johann at Mainz 1334/1342. m
as her second husband, ANNA von Diez, widow of SIEGFRIED VI von Runkel, daughter
of GOTTFRIED Graf von Runkel. 1342.
4.
JOHANN
von Nassau-Dillenburg
(-killed in battle Wetzlar [10 Aug] 1328).
JOHANN Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg in Beilstein und Herborn 1303.
Provost of St Florian at Koblenz 1307.
in Katzenelnbogen 1320. Canon
at Worms Cathedral 1325. Canon at Köln
Cathedral before 1326. Canon at Würzburg
Cathedral 1326/1327. Canon at Trier
Cathedral 1326/1328. Elected Bishop
of Bamberg 1328.
5.
GERTRUD
(-19 Sep 1359). Abbess of Altenberg
1324.
Illegitimate
son.
6.
HEINRICH
. Monk at Arnstein before 1273.
Priest at Nassau 1273/1275. Knight
of the Teutonic Order [1275].
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[1]
Leuschner, p. 99.
[2]
Notæ Altahenses 1298, MGH SS XVII,
p. 423.
[3]
Annales Colmarienses Maiores 1299,
MGH SS XVII, p. 225, footnote 55 naming the son "Rutpertus".
[4]
Notæ Fuerstenfeldenses de Ducibus
Bavariæ, MGH SS XXIV, p. 75.
[5]
Chronicon Elwacense 1294, MGH SS X, p. 38.