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Walram I of Nassau, German: Walram I. von Nassau (c. 1146 – 1 February 1198), also known as Walram I of Laurenburg, was Count of Nassau and is the oldest Nassau whose ancestorship is absolutely certain.
Feb 28, 2022 · In documents from 1176-1191 he is mentioned as Count of Laurenburg, in another one of 1193 as Count of Nassau. He took part in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) under Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. He was married with a certain Kunigunde, who supervived him.
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Wiesbaden returned to the control of the House of Nassau in 1270 under Count Walram II, Count of Nassau. However, Wiesbaden and the castle at Sonnenberg were again destroyed in 1283 in conflict with Eppstein. Walram's son and successor Adolf was, as said above, king of Germany from 1292 until 1298.
establishment of the House of Nassau. In Nassau. …the town of Nassau, and Walram (died 1198) was the first of them to assume the title count of Nassau. His grandsons divided the inheritance: Walram II took the southern portion of Nassau, and Otto I took the northern portion.
By the 12th century the local counts of Laurenburg had established themselves near the town of Nassau, and Walram (died 1198) was the first of them to assume the title count of Nassau. His grandsons divided the inheritance: Walram II took the southern portion of Nassau, and Otto I took the northern portion. Walramian Nassau.
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Henry II was the eldest son of Count Walram I of Nassau and a certain Kunigunde, possibly a daughter of a count of Sponheim or a daughter of count Poppo II of Ziegenhain. [2] Henry is mentioned for the first time in a charter dated 20 March 1198, together with his mother and his brother Rupert IV . [2]
Walram I of Nassau, German: Walram I. von Nassau ( c. 1146 – 1 February 1198), also known as Walram I of Laurenburg, was Count of Nassau and is the oldest Nassau whose ancestorship is absolutely certain. He managed to expand his territory considerably during his reign.
