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John Louis I, Count Of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
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-Birstein. He succeeded his father in 1568 as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden. Marriage and issue In 1588, John Louis married Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg, daughter of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. They had the following children: * Margaret (1589–1660), married in 1606 with Adolph of Bentheim, son of Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg * Anna Catherine (1590–1622), married in 1607 with Simon VII, Count of Lippe * Marie Magdalene (1592–1654), married in 1609 Wolfgang Heinrich, Count of Isenburg-Offenbach * 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 Death John Louis l fell out of the window of his residence, Ids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Nassau
The House of Nassau is the name of a European aristocratic dynasty. The name originated with a lordship associated with Nassau Castle, which is located in what is now Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the first half of the 13th century, royal power within Franconia evaporated and the former stem duchy fragmented into separate independent states. Nassau emerged as one of those independent states as part of the Holy Roman Empire. The lords of Nassau were originally titled "Counts of Nassau", subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor, and then elevated to princely rank as "Princely Counts". Early on, the family divided into two main branches – the elder (Walramian) branch, which gave rise to the German king Adolf, King of the Romans, Adolf, and the younger (Ottonian) branch, which gave rise to the Prince of Orange, Princes of Orange and the King of the Netherlands, monarchs of the Netherlands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balthasar, Count Of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1520 – 11 January 1568) was the youngest son of Count Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife, Adriana of Glymes of Bergen, the daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom. In 1566, Balthasar succeeded his elder brother Philip II as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein. However, he died only two years later. He was succeeded by his son John Louis I. In 1564, Balthasar married Margaret (1543–1612), the daughter of Reinhard of Isenburg-Birstein. They had a son: * John Louis I (1567–1596) After Balthasar's death, Margaret married Count George I of Leiningen-Westerburg Leiningen-Westerburg was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the vicinity of Leiningen and Westerburg in what is now the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Leiningen-Westerburg was formed in 1467, when the last Landgrave .... House of Nassau Counts of Nassau 1520 births 1568 deaths 16th-century German nobili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Of Nassau-Dillenburg
Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg (1568-1625) was a daughter of Count John VI "the Elder" of Nassau-Dillenburg and his first wife, Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg. Maria married John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein 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-Birstein. He succeeded his father in 1568 as Count of Nassau-Wiesba ... in 1588 and was the mother of: * Margaretha (1589-1660), married in 1606 to Adolph of Bentheim * Anna Catharina (1590-1622), married in 1607 to Count Simon VII "the Pious" of Lippe * Marie Magdalene (1592-1654), married in 1609 Wolfgang Heinrich, Count of Isenburg-Offenbach * Juliana (1593-1605) * John Philip (1595-1599) * John Louis II (1596-1605). References House of Nassau Countesses of Nassau 1568 births 1625 deaths 16th-century German nobility 17th-century German nobility Daughters of counts Moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isenburg-Birstein
Isenburg-Birstein was the name of two German historical states centred on Birstein in southeastern Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... History The first "Isenburg-Birstein" was a County and was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein in 1628. It was merged into Isenburg-Offenbach in 1664. The second "Isenburg-Birstein" was a Principality, created as a partition of Isenburg-Offenbach in 1711. It was renamed the " Principality of Isenburg" in 1806. Counts and Princes of Isenburg-Birstein {{Coord missing, Hesse Counties of the Holy Roman Empire House of Isenburg States and territories established in 1711 States and territories established in 1628 1628 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Principalities of the Holy Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John VI, Count Of Nassau-Dillenburg
Count John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg (22 November 1536 – 8 October 1606) was the second son of William the Rich and the younger brother of William the Silent. He has a special place in the history of the Netherlands because he is the male-line forefather of the House of Orange. John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg was a Count of Nassau in Dillenburg. Other names he had were ''Jan VI'' or ''Jan de Oude'' ("John the Elder", to distinguish him from his 2nd son, "John the Middle", and his grandson "John the Younger"). John VI was born in Dillenburg, the second son of Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg and his second wife Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode and brother of William I of Orange. He was the principal author of the Union of Utrecht. Family and children John VI was married three times and had a total of 24 children: First, he was married on 16 June 1559 with Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg (ca. March 1537 – 6 July 1579), who bore him 13 children: # Count Willem Lodewijk "Us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold III, Count Of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg
Arnold III of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Steinfurt-Limburg (10 or 11 October 1554 in Neuenhaus – 11 January 1606 in Tecklenburg) was a German nobleman. He was Count of Bentheim, Tecklenburg and Steinfurt, and Count of Limburg. He ruled as Arnold IV in Bentheim and Tecklenburg, and as Arnold II in Steinfurt. In Limburg, he was the first Count named Arnold and hence just the name distinctive. Early life Arnold was the born as the eldest child and only son of Count Eberwin III of Bentheim-Steinfurt (elder line) and his wife, Countess Anna of Tecklenburg-Schwerin. He had one sister, Countess Walburga of Wied (1555–1628). Biography He spent his youth in Leeden Abbey with his sister Walburga. His mother educated him in regards to religion. He attended the princely school in Jülich where he studied arts, languages and knightly exercises. He had both Protestant and Catholic teachers. In 1571, he went to Strasbourg, to study Protestant theology, law and politics. He was pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon VII, Count Of Lippe
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon (), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall * ''Simón'' (2018 film), Venezuelan short film directed by Diego Vicentini * ''Simón'' (2023 film), Venezuelan feature film directed by Diego Vicentini Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isenburg-Offenbach
Isenburg-Offenbach was the name of a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based around Offenbach and Neu Isenburg (built by the counts in 1699) in modern Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ..., Germany. It was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein in 1628. In 1711 the immediacy passed to Isenburg-Birstein while the line was partitioned into Isenburg-Eisenberg and Isenburg-Philippseich. {{coord missing, Hesse Counties of the Holy Roman Empire House of Isenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Louis II, Count Of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Count John Louis II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (born: 21 May 1596; died: 9 June 1605 at Dillenburg Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis. The town lies on the German- Dutch holiday roa ...) was the youngest and only surviving son of John Louis I and Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg. He was only a few weeks old when his father died and he inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein. However, he died when he was nine years old. With his death, the Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein line died out. Wiesbaden and Idstein fell back to Nassau-Weilburg, thereby reuniting all the territories of the Nassau-Walram ΙΙ line in one hand. Counts of Nassau 16th-century German nobility 17th-century German nobility House of Nassau 1596 births 1605 deaths Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein {{Germany-count-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idstein Castle
Idstein Castle (), later the Renaissance (architecture), Renaissance style ''Schloss Idstein'', is located in Idstein in the county of Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Germany. The hill castle was the ''residenz'' of the counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, Nassau-Idstein. The castle's Witches' Tower (''Hexenturm'') is one of the town's oldest buildings and a substantial local landmark. History The original castle of Idstein was built around 1170 on a rocky ridge in the centre of the Old Town. Within the inner bailey, only the bergfried, the old district courthouse, the 15th century gatehouse and the palas have survived from the castle. In the early 17th century, during the time of Prince George Augustus of Nassau-Idstein, George Augustus Samuel of Nassau-Idstein, a Renaissance style schloss was built on the site of the outer ward. Its Baroque style, Baroque interior was completed around 1714. The architect was Maximilian von Welsch, the stucco work, especially in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Nassau
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: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1567 Births
Year 1567 (Roman numerals, MDLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 20 – Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567), Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro. * January 23 – After 45 years' reign, the Jiajing Emperor, Zhu Houcong, dies in the Forbidden City of China. * January – A Spanish force under the command of Captain Juan Pardo (explorer), Juan Pardo establishes Fort San Juan (Joara), Fort San Juan, in the Native Americans in the United States, Native American settlement of Joara. The fort is the first European settlement in present-day North Carolina. * February 4 – Prince Zhu Zaiji, son of the Jiajing Emperor, becomes the ascends the throne of Ming Dynasty China as the Longqing Emperor. * February 10 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is murder of Lord Darnley, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
