Arnold II of Laurenburg, german: Arnold II. von Laurenburg (died 1158/59Hesselfelt (1965).) was

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and one of the ancestors of the

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Life

Arnold was a son of count Rupert I of Laurenburg and

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, a daughter of Walram II ‘the Pagan’,

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and Duke of

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, and Jutta of Guelders (daughter of count

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).Cawley.Dek (1970). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 1151 under which

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of Liège, confirmed the donations by ‘''domina Jutta, nobilissima matrona uxor ducis Walrami de Lemburg''’ to Rolduc Abbey, which records the presence at her burial in Rolduc of ‘''… Arnoldus quoque filius Ruberti comitis de Lunneburg natus ex domina Beatrice filia præfatæ dominæ …''’. Arnold is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1151 and 1158. He ruled together with his brother Rupert II. Arnold and Rupert were, together with their mother, last mentioned in a charter dated 1 April 1158.Van de Venne & Stols (1937).

Uncertainty about wife and children

Due to the lack of data, there is much unknown about the early counts of Laurenburg and Nassau, including the exact family relationships. No marriage has been mentioned of Arnold. He is supposed to be the father of count Rupert III of Nassau.

Sources

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References

External links

Family tree of the early House of Nassau
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold 02, Count of Laurenburg House of Nassau 12th-century people from the Holy Roman Empire Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain 1150s deaths