John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (10 April 1567 – 10 June 1596) was the son of Count Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margaret of Isenburg-Bierstein. He succeeded his father in 1568 as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden.

Marriage and issue

In 1588, John Louis married

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* Juliana (1593-1605) * John Philip (1595-1599), his successor with his brother John Louis II until his death * John Louis II (1596-1605), his successor, the last male of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein line House of Nassau Counts of Nassau 1567 births 1596 deaths 16th-century German people Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein {{Germany-count-stub