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This yielded an older Nassau-Idstein line from 1480 to 1509, later merging once again with Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Weilburg and, from 1629 to 1721, a newer Nassau-Idstein line. In 1721, Idstein passed to Nassau-Ottweiler, and in 1728 to Nassau-Usingen, thereby losing its status as a residence town, although it became the seat of the Nassau ...
- 1093; 930 years ago
In 1303, John gains overall control, with Henry being granted Nassau-Siegen, and Emich, Nassau-Hadamar. John is succeeded by Henry while Emich predeceases Henry. 1303 - 1328. John. Count of Nassau-Dillenberg. 1328 - 1343. Henry I. Count of Nassau-Siegen (1303), Nassau-Dillenberg (1328). 1290 - 1303.
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Mary of Nassau-Siegen. Count Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (by a different way of counting: Adolf IV; 10 November 1443 – 6 July 1511) was a son of Count John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Mary of Nassau-Siegen (1418–1472). After his father's death in 1480, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and his brother Philip ruled Nassau ...
- 10 November 1443
- John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
- 6 July 1511 (aged 67)
- Mary of Nassau-Siegen
After his father's death in 1480, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and his brother Philip ruled Nassau-Idstein. After Philip's childless death in 1509, Adolf III ruled also ruled Nassau-Idstein.
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His parents were Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1565–1627) and his wife, Landgräfin Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel (1567–1626). His father had in 1605 reunited all the possessions of the Walram line of the House of Nassau: Saarbrücken, Weilburg and Idstein. His brother was William Louis. When the brothers divided their father's inheritance on 29 J...
In 1630, witch trialsbegan in his territory and John ordered pastors to preach against the havoc brought about by witchcraft. In 1658, AmtmannPlebanus began prosecuting witches. In 1676, more witch trials were conducted in Idstein and, between 3 February 1676 and 31 March 1677, 31 women and 8 men were executed for witchcraft.Persecutions ended foll...
Johann was succeeded by his son George August Samuel, who was only 12 years old when he died, so his uncle Count Johann Kasimir of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1619-1688) acted as regent during his minority. Count Johann Kasimir described the office of a regent in his "political testament" as a task for with the regent must later give account bef...
Johann married twice:[better source needed] Firstly, he married Sibylle Magdalene, daughter of George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, in 1629. They had six children: 1. Ottile Anna (1630–1632) 2. Gustav Adolph (1632–1664) 3. Louis Frederick (1633–1656) 4. Bernhardine Sofie (1634–1642) 5. John (1638–1658) 6. Juliane Sabine (1639-1639) Secondly...
Ernst Joachim (1881), "Johann", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB)(in German), vol. 14, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 260–262Gilla Flothmann, Hilke Müller, Ilse Schollmeyer, Maria Stoltefaut: Den Hexen auf der Spur … Über Hexenprozesse am Beispiel Idstein 1676, Hexenbuchladen, Obergasse 10, 65510 Idstein, 1986, ISBN 3-92...Hans-Walter Herrmann (1987), "Ludwig II., Graf von Nassau-Saarbrücken", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 15, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 404–405(side entry)- 24 November 1603, Saarbrücken
- Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
- 23 May 1677 (aged 73), Idstein
- Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel
After Philip's childless death in 1508, Adolf III ruled also ruled Nassau-Idstein. Adolf served in the army of the Habsburg Duke consort and later Emperor Maximilian I and participated in the conquest of the Duchy of Gelre in 1478.
After Philip's childless death in 1509, Adolf III ruled also ruled Nassau-Idstein. Adolf served in the army of the Habsburg Duke consort and later Emperor Maximilian I and participated in the conquest of the Duchy of Gelre in 1478.
