Rupert II of Laurenburg, (died Dek (1970).) was

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and one of the ancestors of the

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Rupert 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

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(daughter of count

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). Rupert is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1154 and 1158. He ruled together with his brother Arnold II.Hesselfelt (1965). Rupert and Arnold were, together with their mother, last mentioned in a

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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. Maybe the wife of Rupert was also called Beatrix, but no marriage has been mentioned of him. As the uncle of count Rupert III of Nassau, Rupert II could very well have been the father of count Walram I of Nassau, who then, as cousin, succeeded count Herman of Nassau, the son of Rupert III.

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