Walram I of Nassau
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Walram I of Nassau (ca. 1146–1198) was the first (legally titled) Count of Nassau
, reigning from 1154 to 1198. The House of Nassau
would become an important aristocratic family in Germany
, from which are descended the present-day rulers of both the Netherlands
and Luxembourg
.
(German: Ruprecht) of Nassau and an unknown mother. She may have been Robert I’s wife, Beatrix of Limburg
(ca. 1115 – ca. 1164), daughter of Walram II
the Pagan, Count of Limburg
and Duke of Lower Lorraine
and Jutta of Guelders
(daughter of Gerard I, Count of Guelders), but this is considered unconfirmed by some historians.
When his father died, Walram was only seven years. Therefore, he initially shared the rule with his older brother Robert (Ruprecht) II, who died early as 1159 and of whom little is known. After Robert II’s death, he shared power with his cousins, Henry (Heinrich) I and Robert (Ruprecht) III
(sons of Robert I’s brother, Arnold I of Laurenburg
). After Henry and Robert’s deaths in 1167 and 1191, respectively, Walram reigned alone.
Robert I had ruled from Nassau Castle, together with his brother Arnold I, since about 1120. Originally titled Count of Laurenburg
, Robert called himself Count of Nassau after his castle. This title was disputed by the Bishop of Worms, with whom the Laurenburgs had been in conflict since Robert I’s father, Count Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg
(founder of the House of Nassau) undertook to build Nassau Castle on land belonging to the Worms Diocese. The title was only confirmed during Walram's reign through the intervention of Archbishop of Trier
Hillin von Fallemanien in 1159, about five years after Robert’s death. To settle the dispute, the Archbishop exchanged his own estate in Partenheim
in the Nahegau
for the Bishop of Worms’ possessions around Nassau
, and received the castle of the Laurenburgs as a loan. The Laurenburger family gave up their claim to allodial title
over Nassau and in return were given the fiefdom
over the castle and town of Nassau from the archbishop. Thereafter, the Laurenburger family were titled the Counts of Nassau. Although this action by the Archbishop settled the feud with Worms, it would eventually lead to new conflicts with Trier under Walram’s descendants (despite the fact that the Archbishop of Trier renounced his territorial claims in 1192).
, with its numerous property and lordship rights in the Westerwald
and Dill River region, had given Robert I a loose connection between his seat on the lower Lahn
and his distant position in the Siegerland
, Walram was able to create a solid land bridge in about the middle of the 12th century. He received the Herborner Mark
, the Kalenberger Zent (including Mengerskirchen
, Beilstein, and Nenderoth, the second two now being parts of Greifenstein
), and the Court of Heimau (including Driedorf
and Löhnberg
) as a fief from the Thüringen
-Hessian
Landgraviate. The same period may also have brought the Lordship of the Westerwald (including Marienberg
, Neukirch
, and Emmerichenhain, now part of Rennerod
). Walram also bought the Vogtship of Koblenz
and Ems
.
To the south of his possessions, Walram took over partial rule of the Einrichgau, later-named the Vierherrengericht (Four Lords’ Jurisdiction), with its main town of Marienfels
. This had been part of the former Countship of Arnstein. The last Count of Arnstein, Ludwig III, had no heir and had converted his castle of Arnstein into a monastery, Arnstein Abbey
, near present-day Obernhof
, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Nassau. On entering the monanstery himself in 1139/1140, he had transferred control of Marienfels to his cousin Reginbold of Isenburg. In 1160, Reginbold sold it jointly to his cousins, the Counts of Nassau and Katzenelnbogen
. The Nassau Counts were able to claim part of the inheritance through the marriage of their ancestor Count Drutwin IV of Laurenburg with one of the seven daughters of Count Ludwig I of Arnstein.
Frederick I
Barbarrossa in the Peace of the Rhine Country in 1179. He placed his lands under the immediate suzerainty of the German king, rather than remaining a vassal of the archbishop of Trier. He would remain a loyal supporter of the Hohenstaufen
Emperors. Walram's close ties with the imperial house were rewarded with Königshof Wiesbaden
. At about the same time, he also received possession of the game rights in the forests of the Rheingau
(a fief of the Archbishopric of Mainz
), so that his rule extended over the Taunus
, south to the Middle Rhine
.
Walram had ongoing feuds with the neighboring houses of Eppstein
, Solms
, and Katzenelnbogen.
With his cousin Robert III, Walram went to the Third Crusade
(1189–1190). Walram and Robert were part of Frederick I’s delegation set ahead to Constantinople
to prepare for the arrival of the German troops. While Frederick had earlier received promises of cooperation from Byzantine
Emperor Isaac II Angelos
, the delegation was initially snubbed and then actually held as hostages by the Emperor. After Robert's death in the Holy Land
, Walram became the Vogt
of Siegerland.
Walram played a role in the formation of the Teutonic Order in Acre
. His son, Robert (Ruprecht) IV
, would later join the Teutonic Knights.
Walram I died on February 1, 1198. He is buried in Arnstein Abbey.
, daughter of Count Poppo II of Nidda
, or else a daughter of a Count of Spanheim) on November 8 (year unknown). Her death date is also unknown; she was still alive on March 20, 1198. From this union came three children:
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia and Dutch Wikipedia articles, as of 2009-01-24.
Nassau (state)
Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, now extinct in male line, was the House of Nassau.-Origins:...
, reigning from 1154 to 1198. The House of Nassau
House of Nassau
The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled Count of Nassau, then elevated to the princely class as...
would become an important aristocratic family in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, from which are descended the present-day rulers of both the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
.
Early life
Walram was the younger son of Count Robert IRobert I of Nassau
Robert I of Nassau was from 1123 co-Count of Laurenburg and would later title himself the first Count of Nassau. The House of Nassau would become an important aristocratic family in Germany, from which are descended the present-day rulers of both the Netherlands and Luxembourg.-Biography:Robert...
(German: Ruprecht) of Nassau and an unknown mother. She may have been Robert I’s wife, Beatrix of Limburg
Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg, situated in the Low Countries between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is now divided between the Belgian provinces of Liège and Limburg , the Dutch province of Limburg , and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in...
(ca. 1115 – ca. 1164), daughter of Walram II
Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Waleran II , called Paganus meaning "the Pagan", probably due to a late baptism, was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later...
the Pagan, Count of Limburg
Duke of Limburg
The counts of Limburg rose to prominence when one of their house was appointed Duke of Lower Lorraine.Though Lorraine was soon confiscated, the ducal title was kept within the family, transferred it to the county of Limburg, which was eventually ratified by the Holy Roman Emperor...
and Duke of Lower Lorraine
Lower Lorraine
The Duchy of Lower Lorraine or Lower Lotharingia , established in 959 was a stem duchy of the medieval German kingdom, which encompassed part of modern-day Belgium, the Netherlands, the northern part of the German Rhineland and a part of northern France east of the Schelde river.It was created out...
and Jutta of Guelders
Guelders
Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...
(daughter of Gerard I, Count of Guelders), but this is considered unconfirmed by some historians.
When his father died, Walram was only seven years. Therefore, he initially shared the rule with his older brother Robert (Ruprecht) II, who died early as 1159 and of whom little is known. After Robert II’s death, he shared power with his cousins, Henry (Heinrich) I and Robert (Ruprecht) III
Robert III of Nassau
Robert III, the Bellicose was co-Count of Nassau between 1160 and 1191. The House of Nassau would become an important aristocratic family in Germany, from which are descended the present-day Kings of the Netherlands and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg....
(sons of Robert I’s brother, Arnold I of Laurenburg
Arnold I of Laurenburg
Arnold I of Laurenburg , an early member of the House of Nassau, was from 1123 co-Count of Laurenburg. The House of Nassau would become an important aristocratic family in Germany, from which are descended the present-day Kings of the Netherlands and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg.-Biography:Arnold was...
). After Henry and Robert’s deaths in 1167 and 1191, respectively, Walram reigned alone.
Robert I had ruled from Nassau Castle, together with his brother Arnold I, since about 1120. Originally titled Count of Laurenburg
Laurenburg
Laurenburg is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district of Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. The town, a health resort situated in the lower Lahn River valley, belongs to the Diez Municipal Association.-History:...
, Robert called himself Count of Nassau after his castle. This title was disputed by the Bishop of Worms, with whom the Laurenburgs had been in conflict since Robert I’s father, Count Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg
Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg
Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg was Count of Laurenburg in 1093 and is considered the founder of the House of Nassau...
(founder of the House of Nassau) undertook to build Nassau Castle on land belonging to the Worms Diocese. The title was only confirmed during Walram's reign through the intervention of Archbishop of Trier
Archbishopric of Trier
The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...
Hillin von Fallemanien in 1159, about five years after Robert’s death. To settle the dispute, the Archbishop exchanged his own estate in Partenheim
Partenheim
Partenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
in the Nahegau
Nahe (wine region)
Nahe is a region for quality wine in Germany, along the River Nahe in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. On the region's of vineyards in 2008, white wine grapes dominate with 75% and Riesling is the most common variety with 27.2%...
for the Bishop of Worms’ possessions around Nassau
Nassau, Germany
Nassau is a town located in the German Land of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Lahn River valley between the cities of Bad Ems and Limburg an der Lahn. Nassau is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Nassau. The town is on the German-Dutch holiday road, the Orange Route...
, and received the castle of the Laurenburgs as a loan. The Laurenburger family gave up their claim to allodial title
Allodial title
Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property that is independent of any superior landlord, but it should not be confused with anarchy as the owner of allodial land is not independent of his sovereign...
over Nassau and in return were given the fiefdom
Fiefdom
A fee was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable lands granted under one of several varieties of feudal tenure by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the...
over the castle and town of Nassau from the archbishop. Thereafter, the Laurenburger family were titled the Counts of Nassau. Although this action by the Archbishop settled the feud with Worms, it would eventually lead to new conflicts with Trier under Walram’s descendants (despite the fact that the Archbishop of Trier renounced his territorial claims in 1192).
Territorial expansion
Although the Vogtship of WeilburgWeilburg
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 :...
, with its numerous property and lordship rights in the Westerwald
Westerwald
The Westerwald is a low mountain range on the right bank of the River Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhine Massif...
and Dill River region, had given Robert I a loose connection between his seat on the lower 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 ....
and his distant position in the Siegerland
Siegerland
The Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoining it to the west.Geologically, the Siegerland belongs to the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge...
, Walram was able to create a solid land bridge in about the middle of the 12th century. He received the Herborner Mark
Herborn
Herborn is a historic town on the Dill in the Lahn-Dill district of Hesse in Germany. Before World War I, it was granted its own title as Nassauisches Rothenburg. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its half-timbered houses; Herborn is located on the German...
, the Kalenberger Zent (including Mengerskirchen
Mengerskirchen
-Neighbouring communities:Mengerskirchen borders in the north on the community of Greifenstein , in the east on the community of Löhnberg, in the south on the communities of Merenberg and Waldbrunn , and in the west on the communities of Neunkirchen, Elsoff and Oberrod .-Constituent...
, Beilstein, and Nenderoth, the second two now being parts of Greifenstein
Greifenstein
Greifenstein is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Its administrative seat is Beilstein. Greifenstein covers 67.43 km² on the eastern slope of the Westerwald range...
), and the Court of Heimau (including Driedorf
Driedorf
-Location:Driedorf lies from 416 to 642 m above sea level on a tableland in the high Westerwald.-Mademühlen:Mademühlen has about 1000 inhabitants and lies in the "Hessischer Westerwald" protected area and in the European protected area network Natura 2000...
and Löhnberg
Löhnberg
Löhnberg is a community north of Weilburg in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.- Neighbouring communities :Löhnberg borders in the north on the community of Greifenstein, in the east on the towns of Leun and Braunfels , in the south on the town of Weilburg, and in the west on the...
) as a fief from the Thüringen
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
-Hessian
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...
Landgraviate. The same period may also have brought the Lordship of the Westerwald (including Marienberg
Bad Marienberg
Bad Marienberg is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and also the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality.- Geography :...
, Neukirch
Stein-Neukirch
Stein-Neukirch is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
, and Emmerichenhain, now part of Rennerod
Rennerod
Rennerod is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality...
). Walram also bought the Vogtship of Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
and Ems
Bad Ems
Bad Ems is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the county seat of the Rhein-Lahn rural district and is well known as a bathing resort on the river Lahn...
.
To the south of his possessions, Walram took over partial rule of the Einrichgau, later-named the Vierherrengericht (Four Lords’ Jurisdiction), with its main town of Marienfels
Marienfels
Marienfels is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
. This had been part of the former Countship of Arnstein. The last Count of Arnstein, Ludwig III, had no heir and had converted his castle of Arnstein into a monastery, Arnstein Abbey
Arnstein Abbey
Arnstein Abbey is a former Premonstratensian abbey on the Lahn River, south of present-day Obernhof near Nassau, Germany...
, near present-day Obernhof
Obernhof
Obernhof is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Nassau. On entering the monanstery himself in 1139/1140, he had transferred control of Marienfels to his cousin Reginbold of Isenburg. In 1160, Reginbold sold it jointly to his cousins, the Counts of Nassau and Katzenelnbogen
County of Katzenelnbogen
The County of Katzenelnbogen was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed between 1095 and 1479, when it was inherited by the Landgraves of Hesse.The estate comprised two separate territories...
. The Nassau Counts were able to claim part of the inheritance through the marriage of their ancestor Count Drutwin IV of Laurenburg with one of the seven daughters of Count Ludwig I of Arnstein.
Ties to Emperor Frederick I
Walram became affiliated with Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
Frederick I
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...
Barbarrossa in the Peace of the Rhine Country in 1179. He placed his lands under the immediate suzerainty of the German king, rather than remaining a vassal of the archbishop of Trier. He would remain a loyal supporter of the Hohenstaufen
Hohenstaufen
The House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...
Emperors. Walram's close ties with the imperial house were rewarded with Königshof Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. At about the same time, he also received possession of the game rights in the forests of the Rheingau
Rheingau
The Rheingau is the hill country on the north side of the Rhine River between Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the western Taunus to the Rhine. It lies in the state of Hesse and is part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district...
(a fief of the Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
), so that his rule extended over the Taunus
Taunus
The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine, Main and Lahn. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück...
, south to the Middle Rhine
Middle Rhine
Between Bingen and Bonn, Germany, the Rhine River flows as the Middle Rhine through the Rhine Gorge, a formation created by erosion, which happened at about the same rate as an uplift in the region, leaving the river at about its original level, and the surrounding lands raised...
.
Walram had ongoing feuds with the neighboring houses of Eppstein
Lords of Eppstein
The Lords of Eppstein were a family of German nobility in the Middle Ages. From the 12th century they ruled extensive territories in the Rhine Main area from their castle in Eppstein, northwest of Frankfurt, Germany.-History:...
, Solms
Solms
Solms is a town west of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany.In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms, whose main lines were Solms-Braunfels, with their seat in Braunfels, and Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, with their seat in...
, and Katzenelnbogen.
With his cousin Robert III, Walram went to the Third Crusade
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade , also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin...
(1189–1190). Walram and Robert were part of Frederick I’s delegation set ahead to Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
to prepare for the arrival of the German troops. While Frederick had earlier received promises of cooperation from Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
Emperor Isaac II Angelos
Isaac II Angelos
Isaac II Angelos was Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195, and again from 1203 to 1204....
, the delegation was initially snubbed and then actually held as hostages by the Emperor. After Robert's death in the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, Walram became the Vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
of Siegerland.
Walram played a role in the formation of the Teutonic Order in Acre
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
. His son, Robert (Ruprecht) IV
Robert IV of Nassau
Robert IV of Nassau was an early member of the House of Nassau. The House of Nassau would become an important aristocratic family in Germany, from which are descended the present-day rulers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg.-Biography:Robert IV was the second son of Count Walram I of Nassau and...
, would later join the Teutonic Knights.
Walram I died on February 1, 1198. He is buried in Arnstein Abbey.
Descendants
Walram married a woman named Kunigunde (probably Kunigunde of ZiegenhainSchwalmstadt
Schwalmstadt is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse, Germany. It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwalmstadt.-Location:Schwalmstadt lies in the Schwalm...
, daughter of Count Poppo II of Nidda
Nidda
Nidda could refer to:*Niddah, a concept in Judaism*Niddah , a tractate in the Mishna and Talmud*Nidda, Hesse, a town in Germany*Nidda , a river in Germany...
, or else a daughter of a Count of Spanheim) on November 8 (year unknown). Her death date is also unknown; she was still alive on March 20, 1198. From this union came three children:
- Henry (Heinrich) IIHenry II of NassauHenry II the Rich was Count of Nassau between 1198 and 1247. Among his descendants are the present-day rulers of both Luxembourg and the Netherlands.-Biography:...
, the Rich, Count of Nassau (1180–1251) - Robert (Ruprecht) IVRobert IV of NassauRobert IV of Nassau was an early member of the House of Nassau. The House of Nassau would become an important aristocratic family in Germany, from which are descended the present-day rulers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg.-Biography:Robert IV was the second son of Count Walram I of Nassau and...
, Count of Nassau (1198–1230) and Teutonic Knight (1230–1240) - Beatrix of Laurenburg, a nun in Affoderbach Abbey in MiehlenMiehlenMiehlen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
(a town owned by Laurenburg-Nassau since 1132)
Sources
. Table 60.- Die territoriale Entwicklung Nassaus by Ulrich Reuling. Retrieved on 2009-01-26.
External links
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia and Dutch Wikipedia articles, as of 2009-01-24.