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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.[1] He succeeded his father in 1568 as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden.
John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein | |
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| Born | 10 April 1567 |
| Died | 10 June 1596 (aged 29) |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| Father | Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein |
| Mother | Margaret of Isenburg-Bierstein |
Marriage and issue
editIn 1588, John Louis married Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg, daughter of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg.[1] 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
editJohn Louis l fell out of the window of his residence, Idstein Castle, and drowned in the moat during the baptism for one of his children.[1]
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c "Grabdenkmäler : Erweiterte Suche : LAGIS Hessen". www.lagis-hessen.de. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
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