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| John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein | |
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| Born | 1419 |
| Died | (1480-05-09)9 May 1480 |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Mary of Nassau-Siegen |
| Father | Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein |
| Mother | Margaret of Baden |
John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (born: 1419; died: 9 May 1480) was a son of Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margarete of Baden, a daughter of Margrave Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden en Anna of Oettingen. After his father's death in 1426, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.
Marriage and issue
In 1437, he married Mary (1418–1472), daughter of Engelbert I of Nassau. They had the following children:
- Maria (1438–1480), married in 1452 to Louis II of Isenburg
- John (1439–1480)
- Margarete (d. 1486)
- Anna (d. 1480), married in 1466 Otto II of Solms-Braunfels
- Adolf III (1443–1511), his successor in Nassau-Wiesbaden
- Bertha (b. 1446)
- Engelbert (1448–1508)
- Philip (1450–1509), his successor in Nassau-Idstein
- Anna
After his death, the inheritance was divided: Adolf III received Wiesbaden; Philip received Idstein. When Philip died childless in 1509, Idstein reverted to Adolf.
| John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein House of NassauBorn: 1419 Died: 9 May 1480 | ||
| Preceded byAdolph II | Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein 1426–1480 |
Succeeded byAdolf IIIas Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden |
| Succeeded byPhilipas Count of Nassau-Idstein | ||
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