Arnold I of Laurenburg, (died before 1154),Hesselfelt (1965). was

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: ...

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and an ancestor of the

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Life

Arnold was a son of

Dudo of Laurenburg Dudo of Laurenburg, , († before 1124),Hesselfelt (1965).Van de Venne & Stols (1937). was probably Count of Laurenburg and is considered the founder of the House of Nassau. The House of Nassau would become one of the reigning families in Germ ...

() and the fourth of the seven daughters of count Louis I of Arnstein, possibly her name was Irmgardis or Demudis. Arnold is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1124 and 1148. He probably ruled together with his brother Rupert I.Dek (1970) Arnold and Rupert built

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around 1124.Becker (1983), p. 8. In 1124, Arnold became the

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Idstein Idstein () is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt (region), Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt (Old Town) it is part of the ''Deutsch ...

. Idstein had come under the control of Count Dudo in 1122. Arnold was the Vogt of St. George's Monastery in

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1124–1148. No marriage has been mentioned of Arnold.

Sources

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on August 21st, 2018.'' * * * * Table 60. * * *

References

External links

Family tree of the early House of Nassau
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold 01 Of Laurenburg House of Nassau 12th-century nobility from the Holy Roman Empire Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown