John I of Nassau-Weilburg
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John I of Nassau-Weilburg (1309–1371) 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 adopted by Emperor Charles IV
in 1366 and elevated to Royal Count. He died on September 20, 1371.
(d. 1350), daughter and heiress of Hartrad 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:
John I was the second son of Count Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Gerlach I of Nassau , Count of Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein, Weilburg, and Weilnau.-Life:He was a son of Emperor Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg and Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. In 1344 he abdicated.-Family and children:...
and Agnes of Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, granddaughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
Henry I of Hesse "the Child" was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.-Life:...
. On Gerlach I abdication in 1346, John and his brothers divided the family lands. John acquired Weilburg
Weilburg
Weilburg is, with just under 14,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg.- Location :...
on the Lahn
Lahn
The Lahn River is a -long, right tributary of the Rhine River in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , and Rhineland-Palatinate ....
.
John was adopted by Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
in 1366 and elevated to Royal Count. He died on September 20, 1371.
Family and children
John I was married twice. He first marriage in 1333 was to Gertrude of MerenbergMerenberg
-Location:Merenberg lies on the southern edge of the Westerwald between the district seat of Limburg and Weilburg.-Neighbouring communities:Merenberg borders in the north on the community of Mengerskirchen, in the east on the community of Löhnberg, in the south on the town of Weilburg, in the...
(d. 1350), daughter and heiress of Hartrad 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
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, Dame de Commercy
Commercy
Commercy is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the home of the madeleines referred to by Marcel Proust in A la Recherche du Temps Perdu.-History:...
and heiress of Count John II of Saarbrücken. This union produced seven children:
- Johanna (1362–1383), married in KasselKasselKassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
in 1377 to Hermann II, Landgrave of HesseHermann II, Landgrave of HesseHermann II of Hesse was Landgrave of Hesse from 1376 to 1413.Hermann II, called "the Learned" was born in 1345 in Grebenstein castle, the son of Louis the Junker. He studied in Paris and in Prague. After the death of Otto, the intended heir to the throne, Henry II appointed his own nephew...
(ca. 1342 – June 10, 1413). Johanna died on January 1, 1383 in MarburgMarburgMarburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
and was buried. - John, and
- Johannette (twins, died October 6, 1365).
- Agnes (died 1401), married in 1382 to Count Simon III Wecker of Zweibrücken-Bitsch.
- Philipp I of Nassau-WeilburgPhilipp I of Nassau-WeilburgCount Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg was Count of Nassau in Weilburg in 1371–1429.He was a son of Count John I of Nassau-Weilburg and Johanna of Saarbrücken.-Family and children:...
- Schonette (d. 25 April 1436), married:
- on 30 June 1384 to Heinrich X of Homburg;
- in 1414 to Duke Otto of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen.
- Margarete (d. 22 January 1427), married ca. 1393 to Count Frederick III of Veldenz.