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Walram II of Nassau, German: Walram II. von Nassau (c. 1220 – 24 January 1276), was Count of Nassau and is the ancestor of the Walramian branch of the House of Nassau.
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.
May 2, 2022 · Birthplace: Idstein, Hessen, Germany. Death: November 07, 1393 (40-49) Place of Burial: Idstein, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia. Immediate Family: Son of Adolf I, Graf von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and Margarethe von Nürnberg, Gräfin von Nassau-Wiesbaden. Husband of Berchta von Westerburg.
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.
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.
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(1255-1344) Walram II (1220-1276), Count of Nassau. Adolph (c. 1255-1298) Count of Nassau, King of the Romans from 1292. Gerlach I (1288- 1361) Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, Weilburg, and Weilnau. In 1344 he abdicated. Son of Emperor Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. Sons of Gerlach I of Nassau:
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