Count Henry II of Nassau-Siegen
[In many sources he is called Henry II of Nassau-Dillenburg. His official titles were Count of Nassau, Vianden and Diez, Lord of Breda. It is incorrect to refer to him as the only reigning Count of Nassau, because the County of Nassau was divided into Nassau-Beilstein, Nassau-Siegen, Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein. Furthermore, there was the cadet branch of Nassau-Saarbrücken, which ruled the County of Saarbrücken. Henry ruled the County of Nassau-Siegen, which is erroneously called Nassau-Dillenburg in many sources. See note 2.] (7 January 1414 – 18 January 1451), german: Heinrich II. Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda'', was since 1442
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
of
Nassau-Siegen
Nassau-Siegen was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire that existed between 1303 and 1328, and again from 1606 to 1743. From 1626 to 1734, it was subdivided into Catholic and Protestant parts. Its capital was the city of Siegen, found ...
[The County of Nassau-Siegen is erroneously called Nassau-Dillenburg in many sources. The county was not named after the small, unimportant city of Dillenburg, which did not even have a church at that time, but after the, for that time, large city of Siegen, the economic centre of the county and the counts’ main residence. See Lück (1981), ''passim''. It is also evident from the numbering of the reigning counts with the name John. One John without number who ruled the County of Nassau-Dillenburg in the period 1303–1328, and eight counts by the name of John who ruled the County of Nassau-Siegen in the period 1362–1638.] (a part of the
County of Nassau
The County of Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later part of the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, the male line of which is now extinct, was the House of Nassau.
Origins
Nassau, originally a county, developed ...
), of
Vianden
Vianden ( lb, Veianen or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on t ...
and of
half Diez. He descended from the
Ottonian Line of the
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 o ...
.
Biography
Henry was born on 7 January 1414
[Schutte (1979), p. 41.][Dek (1970), p. 67.][Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92.][The sources do not mention a place of birth.] as the second son of Count
Engelbert I of Nassau-Siegen and Lady
Joanne of Polanen.
[Van den Berg (1992), p. 89.][Becker (1983), p. 12.][Jansen (1979), p. 30.] Already on 18 May 1415, a contract was made for his first
marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
, allocating
Vianden
Vianden ( lb, Veianen or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on t ...
,
St. Vith
St. Vith (german: Sankt Vith ; french: Saint-Vith ; lb, Sankt Väit ; wa, Sint-Vit) is a city and municipality of East Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was named after Saint Vitus.
On January 1, 2006, St. Vith had a total ...
and
Bütgenbach to him.
Count of Nassau-Siegen, Vianden and Diez
Henry succeeded his father as Count of Nassau-Siegen, Vianden and Diez, and
Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...
of in 1442, together with his brother Count
John IV.
[Huberty et al. (1981), p. 219.][Van Ditzhuyzen (2004), p. 152 on the other hand, writes that John inherited all possessions of his father in 1442.] However, the County of Vianden had already been assigned to Henry by the marriage contract on 18 May 1415.
In that same year 1442,
Roman King
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Frederick III granted Henry (his share of) the
land of Cleves, the
County of Mark
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, the land of
Dinslaken
Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''.
Geography
Dinslaken ...
(Diesbach) and (half of) the County of Diez as
fief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...
s. Also in that year, Henry, his brother John and their distant cousin Count were granted
Greifenstein Castle
Greifenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Filisur of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is included on the register of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
History
The cas ...
as a fief and a part of the proceeds from the
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road toll (historic), the historic practice of charging for road use
** Shadow toll, ...
in
Lahnstein
Lahnstein () is a ''verband''-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn with the Rhine, approximately south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previou ...
. Together with his brother, Henry inherited the property of their uncle Count
John II ‘with the Helmet’ in 1443.
On 20 January 1445, Henry was granted the County of Vianden as a fief by
Archbishop
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of
Cologne
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.
On 22 February 1447 Henry and his brother John divided their possessions, whereby Henry obtained the possessions in Germany
as well as ¾ of the County of Vianden.
Dispute over the County of Diez
On 2 July 1420, Henry’s father and Count
Godfrey VII of Eppstein-Münzenberg transferred the County of Diez, which they jointly owned and which was a imperial fief, to Archbishop of
Trier
Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...
, and received it back from him as a fief. On 27 July 1441, Roman King Frederick III informed Archbishop of Tier, that with the
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
of 2 July 1420 he had proved that Engelbert and Godfrey had transferred the imperial fief of the County of Diez to Archbishop Otto and received it as a fief. On 30 July 1441, Frederick ordered Engelbert and Count
Godfrey VIII of Eppstein-Münzenberg to accept the County of Diez as a fief from Archbishop James.
On the same day the King informed Henry and Godfrey that he had granted Archbishop James the County of Diez as a fief together with all its appurtenances. Thereafter they and their heirs were to receive the county from Archbishop James as a fief, as they and their ancestors had had it as a fief from the Roman Emperors and Kings until now. The king ordered Henry and Godfrey and their heirs to receive and possess the said county and its appurtenances from Archbishop James and his successors, to behave in accordance with the obligations of their fathers and to send Archbishop James for himself and his heirs charters about it. Then he released them from all feudal obligations with which they were bound to the king and the empire because of the said county, and decreed that in case of violation the county or the part of it which the violator possessed, would revert to James, his successors and the Electorate of Trier.
On 30 June 1442 James invited Henry to
St. Maximin’s Abbey on 15 July to settle their dispute. Henry requested on 7 July a ‘''waer affschryfft''’ (true copy) of his father’s charter to Archbishop Otto. On 13 July Jacob sent a letter from Frederick III, in which the latter confirmed the sealed charter of 1420, to Henry. On 30 August 1442, Frederick appointed
Count palatine
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Louis IV as a
judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...
to act as the king’s deputy in the dispute between Henry and James, to summon and interrogate the disputing parties and to reach a reconciliation. In the event that a settlement did not succeed, Louis was authorised to come to a
judgment
Judgement (or US spelling judgment) is also known as ''adjudication'', which means the evaluation of evidence to decision-making, make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. The term has at least five distinct u ...
. The king stipulated that Louis’ decision would be valid in the same way as his own. In a letter from Louis to James dated 16 August 1443, not only Henry but also his brother John IV and their uncle John II are mentioned as opponents of the archbishop. Henry and John IV complained to James on 20 October 1443 about
pledges by him ‘''in onser erebschafft''’ (in our inheritance). In his answer of 2 November 1443 James referred both counts to the court day planned by Louis.
A solution was apparently not reached there, because on 6 October 1444, following a complaint by James against Henry and John about the counties of Nassau and Diez and other fiefs, Frederick appointed Archbishop
Dietrich of
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...
, as judge and gave him
power of attorney
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to schedule a trial between the two parties on his behalf, and then to render a judgment. The king again stipulated that Dietrich’s decision would be valid in the same way as a decision of his own, and exhorted the archbishop to let justice take its course even in the event one of the parties did not appear at the hearing. Dietrich’s verdict is unknown.
On 24 July 1451 Frederick granted James, because Henry and Godfrey had not received the County of Diez from James, although more than a year and a day had elapsed since the royal letter was proclaimed to them, and also because Godfrey had pledged his share of the county without the King’s and archbishop’s consent, all the rights that had reverted to the King and the kingdom on account of the failure to take it as a fief and the pledging. Finally, on 4 November, James granted Henry’s brother and
heir
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officiall ...
John the county as a fief.
Death and burial
In connection with the
Jubilee
A jubilee is a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term is often now used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of a monarch after a milestone number of y ...
proclaimed by
Pope Nicholas V for 1450, Henry undertook a
pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...
to
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. On the journey back, he died on 18 January 1451
[The date of death 8 June 1450 in Schutte (1979), p. 41. Dek (1970), p. 67 and Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 mention the year 1450 only.] at
Radicofani
Radicofani () is a ''comune'' in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located in the natural park of Val d'Orcia about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena.
Radicofani borders the following municipalities: Ab ...
in
Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, about 30 km north of
Lake Bolsena
Lake Bolsena ( it, Lago di Bolsena) is a lake of volcanic origin in the northern part of the province of Viterbo called ''Alto Lazio'' ("Upper Latium") or ''Tuscia'' in central Italy. It is the largest volcanic lake in Europe. Roman historic ...
. Sources mention both
plague
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Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
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* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
and
malaria
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as possible causes of death.
Henry was buried in the ''Collegiata'' (a
collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons: a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a ...
where the
daily office
In the practice of Christianity, canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of Fixed prayer times#Christianity, fixed times of prayer at regular intervals. A book of hours, chiefly a breviary, normally contains a version of, or sel ...
of worship is maintained by a
college
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering ...
of
canons) in the small city of
San Quirico d'Orcia
San Quirico d'Orcia is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 2,500 inhabitants in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena inside the Valdorcia landscape. It is named i ...
, located about 25 km north of Radicofani.
[De Roo van Alderwerelt (1960).][Dek (1970), p. 67 states that Henry was buried in Radicofani on 1 February 1451.] It is obvious to assume that Henry was on his way to
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
, about 25 km north of San Quirico d'Orcia, to make his appearance before King Frederick III. It was in Siena that the first so-called meeting of Portugal took place on 8 February 1451. That marriage between Frederick III and
Princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subst ...
Eleonor of Portugal had been mediated by the
Bishop of Siena
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...
, Eneas Silvio Piccolomini, who later became
Pope Pius II.
The heavily worn
tombstone shows in
bas-relief
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term ''relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the ...
a warrior in armour (
chain mail
Chain mail (properly called mail or maille but usually called chain mail or chainmail) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. It was in common military use between the 3rd century BC and ...
,
sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed ti ...
and
dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.State v. Martin, 633 S.W.2d 80 (Mo. 1982): This is the dictionary or popular-use de ...
), except for the head, whose luxuriant hair is covered with a
beret
A beret ( or ; ; eu, txapela, ) is a soft, round, flat-crowned cap, usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre.
Mass production of berets began in 19th century France and Spain, and the beret remains ...
instead of a
helmet
A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protect ...
. His feet rest on a
lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
. Of the original edge lettering, only a few words are still partly readable. At the foot end two
coats of arms
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, which are completely worn.
Henry’s subjects from the
city
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of
Diez are said to have commissioned the tombstone. The coats of arms, which must have represented the coat of arms of Henry and that of his second consort, have a less usual shape, i.e. semicircular at the top and tapered at the bottom. This shape did occur in
Italy
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in the 15th century. This could indicate that the
citizen
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
s of Diez commissioned the tombstone to be made in Italy.
[Van den Berg (1992), p. 91.]
In order to prevent further wear of the tombstone, an unusual solution was chosen: the tombstone was bricked into the wall horizontally, i.e. with the long side resting on the floor. This may have been done as early as the 18th century. Later, they did not even refrain from building a wall against the head-end as a support for the stairs to a new
pulpit
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...
, which was closed by an iron gate that conveniently was hammered into the tombstone. This is how a Dutch visitor found the tombstone in 1928, who complained that the unfortunate arrangement made it difficult to take a proper photograph of the tombstone. Nothing was known about the person depicted. According to local tradition, a certain Count of Nassau died at Radicofani and was interred in this church at his own request. The aforementioned visitor, however, was able to find the original text of the epitaph in the church archives, which read as follows: ‘HENRICO GERMANICO NASSOVII VIANDENII DIETCEQUE COMITI ILLUSTRI A JUBILEO REDEUNTI SACRUM OBIIT XV KAL FEBRUARII MCCCCLI’ (English translation: ‘Dedicated to the illustrious German Count Henry of Nassau, Vianden and Diez died on the return journey from the Jubilee 18 January 1451’).
The undignified fiddling with the tombstone was ended during a restoration of the church in 1936 by removing it from the wall and laying it flat in the floor again. During a new restoration in 1946, necessary due to repair of war damage sustained in June 1944, a
skeleton
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‘''de grande proportioni''’ was found in the
choir
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, which is believed to be the remains of Henry. Ten years later, at the insistence of the then
Apostolic Internuncio
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in
The Hague
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, a partition was made around the tombstone with a red cord. The completely faded Latin inscription with Italian translation was also applied to the wall above the tombstone.
Marriages and issue
First marriage
Henry married in 1435
[Van den Berg (1992), p. 89 and Dek (1970), p. 67 mention the year 1435 with a question mark.] to Countess Genoveva of Virneburg (? –
Breda
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,
18 April 1437
), daughter of Count
Rupert IV of Virneburg and his second wife Countess Agnes of Solms-Braunfels.
The marriage contract was already approved by Duchess
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
Elizabeth of Luxembourg ( hu, Luxemburgi Erzsébet; 7 October 1409 – 19 December 1442) was queen consort of Hungary, queen consort of Germany and Bohemia.
The only child of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Eliza ...
on 15 May 1429.
Genoveva was buried in Breda.
[Although it is not mentioned by the sources, it can be assumed that Genoveva was buried in the '' Grote Kerk'' in Breda, like the other Nassaus.]
From the marriage of Henry and Genoveva only one daughter was born:
#
Ottilie Ottilie is a given name for women. The name is a French derivative of the medieval German masculine name Otto, and has the meaning "prosperous in battle", "riches", "prosperous" or "wealth".
Popularity
The name has increased in popularity in Engla ...
(before or on 18 April 1437
[Schutte (1979), p. 41, Dek (1970), p. 67 and Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 all mention born in April 1437. Since her mother died on 18 April 1437 in Breda (in childbirth?), Ottilie must have been born before or no later than on 18 April 1437.] – July 1493
[Dek (1970), p. 67 mentions only the year of death. Schutte (1979), p. 41 states died July (?) 1495. The year 1495 is probably an error because her first cousin of the same name died in that year.]), married:
## in 1449/1450
[Dek (1970), p. 67 mentions the year 1450. Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 mentions the year 1449.] to Count
Philip ‘the Younger’ of Katzenelnbogen (1427
– 27 February 1453
[Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 mentions the date of death 30 January 1454.]).
## on 3 June 1475
[Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 mentions the year 1471. Dek (1970), p. 67 does not mention a wedding date.] to Count
Oswald I of Tierstein (
[Dek (1970), p. 67 mentions the year 1423 without the circa. Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 does not mention a date of birth.] – before 1488
[Dek (1970), p. 67 mentions the year . Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 mentions the year .]). Oswald was
governor
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in the
Alsace
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, the
Sundgau
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and the
Breisgau
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and councillor in
Lorraine
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and the
Electorate of Cologne
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.
Second marriage
Henry remarried in 1440
[Schutte (1979), p. 41 mentions the year 1442.] to Lady Irmgard of Schleiden-Junkerath
[Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 states that her given name was Ermgard.] (? – after 1450
[Dek (1970), p. 67 mentions the year . Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 does not mention a date of death.]), daughter of Lord
John III of Schleiden-Junkerath and Countess Joanne of Blankenheim.
[Dek (1970), p. 67 states that her parents were called Lord John II of Schleiden and Neuenstein and Anne of Blankenheim. Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 92 states that her parents were called John II of Sleijden and Countess Joanne (Anne) of Blankenheim.] The second marriage remained childless.
Ancestors
Notes
References
Sources
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry 02, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Nassau-Siegen, Henry 02
Nassau-Siegen, Henry 02
Counts of Nassau
Counts of Diez
Counts of Vianden
House of Nassau-Siegen
Lords of Breda
Nassau-Siegen, Henry 02