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Rupert was probably a son of count Arnold II of Laurenburg and a woman of unknown name. Rupert is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1160 and 1190. He ruled together with his cousin Henry I and later with his cousin Walram I.
Walram was probably a son of Rupert II, Count of Laurenburg and an unknown woman. [1] [3] [5] Possibly his mother was called Beatrix, it is uncertain whether that mention should not have been ‘grandmother’ (namely Beatrix of Limburg , daughter of Walram II ‘the Pagan’ , Count of Limburg and Duke of Lower Lorraine and Jutta of Guelders ...
Rupert was a son of Dudo of Laurenburg (German: Dudo von Laurenburg) and the fourth of the seven daughters of count Louis I of Arnstein, possibly her name was Irmgardis or Demudis. Rupert is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1124 and 1152. He probably ruled together with his brother Arnold I. Rupert and Arnold built Nassau Castle around ...
Dudo married the fourth of the seven daughters of Count Louis I of Arnstein, possibly her name was Irmgardis or Demudis. Three children were born of this union: [1] [2] [4] [6] Rupert I of Laurenburg (died before 13 May 1154), mentioned as Count of Laurenburg 1124–1152.
Rupert was a son of count Rupert I of Laurenburg and Beatrix of Limburg, a daughter of Walram II the Pagan, Count of Limburg and Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Jutta of Guelders (daughter of count Gerard I of Guelders). Rupert is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1154 and 1158. He ruled together with his brother Arnold II.
Origins. Nassau, originally a county, developed on the lower Lahn river in what is known today as Rhineland-Palatinate. The town of Nassau was founded in 915. [1] Dudo of Laurenburg held Nassau as a fiefdom as granted by the Bishopric of Worms. His son, Rupert, built the Nassau Castle there around 1125, declaring himself "Count of Nassau".
Arnold II (died 1158/59), mentioned as count of Laurenburg 1151–1158. Rupert II (died ca. 1159), mentioned as count of Laurenburg 1154–1158. In a charter from 1148 a certain Gerhard of Laurenburg is mentioned, who quite possibly was a younger son of Rupert I, however his relationship does not appear in any charter.
