A Family Genealogy of
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(Count of Nassau-Weilburg) John I NASSAU-WEILBURG #64612
1309 - 20 SEP 1371
Personal Information
- TITLE: Count of Nassau-Weilburg
- BIRTH: 1309
- DEATH: 20 SEP 1371, Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany
Notes
Founder of the House of Nassau-Weilburg
John I of Nassau-Weilburg was Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1355 to 1371.
John I was the second son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Agnes of Hesse, granddaughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse. On Gerlach I abdication in 1346, John and his brothers divided the family lands. John acquired Weilburg on the Lahn. John was elevated by Emperor Charles IV in 1366 to Imperial Count. He died on September 20, 1371.
John I's second marriage in 1353 was to Johanna of Saarbrücken, Dame de Commercy and heiress of Count John II of Saarbrücken. This union produced seven children.
John I of Nassau-Weilburg was Count of Nassau-Weilburg from 1355 to 1371.
John I was the second son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Agnes of Hesse, granddaughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse. On Gerlach I abdication in 1346, John and his brothers divided the family lands. John acquired Weilburg on the Lahn. John was elevated by Emperor Charles IV in 1366 to Imperial Count. He died on September 20, 1371.
Family and children
John I was married twice. His first marriage in 1333 was to Gertrude of Merenberg (died 1350), daughter and heiress of Hartrad, the last Lord of Merenberg and Gleiberg. Gertrude died on October 6, 1350, and was buried in Weilburg. The couple had one child, a daughter. She was engaged in 1340 with Reinhard II of Westerburg, but died shortly thereafter.John I's second marriage in 1353 was to Johanna of Saarbrücken, Dame de Commercy and heiress of Count John II of Saarbrücken. This union produced seven children.
Parents
Father: Gerlach I NASSAU #64613
Mother: Agnes of HESSE #64654
Family 1 :
_Walram II NASSAU ___________+
| (1220 - 1275)
_Adolph NASSAU _______________|
| (1255 - 1298) |
| |_Adelheid of KATZENELNBOGEN _
| (.... - 1287)
_Gerlach I NASSAU ___|
| (1275 - 1360) |
| | _____________________________
| | |
| |_Imagina of ISENBURG-LIMBURG _|
| (1255 - 1313) |
| |_____________________________
|
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|--John I NASSAU-WEILBURG
| (1309 - 1371)
| _Henry I HESSE ______________+
| | (1244 - 1308) m 1263
| _Henry HESSE _________________|
| | (1265 - 1298) |
| | |_Adelaide of WELF ___________+
| | (.... - 1274) m 1263
|_Agnes of HESSE _____|
(1290 - ....) |
| _Louis I WITTELSBACH ________+
| | (1229 - 1293)
|_Agnes of WITTELSBACH ________|
(1276 - 1345) |
|_Matilda of HABSBURG ________+
(1253 - 1304)