Adolf of Nassau (1362-1420)
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Adolf, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1362–1420) was a son of Count John I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and Margareta of the Marck.[1]
After the death of his father, Count John I, in 1416 the lands were not divided, but instead overseen by the four brothers Adolf, John II, Engelbert I and John III.[2]
Adolf ruled over Dietz, together with his father-in-law. After the death of Adolf of Nassau, his son-in-law Godfrey of Eppstein inherited Dietz and a part of the lands of Nassau.[3]
Family
Adolf of Nassau married Jutta of Dietz, daughter of Gerhard VII Count of Dietz, in 1376.[4] They had one daughter:
- Jutta of Nassau, who married Godfrey of Eppstein.[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. cites: Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band III, 707, p. 605.
- ↑ Frdr. D. v Schütz, Geschichte des Herzogthums Nassau, W. Roth, 1853, pp 68-72 Google Books
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christian Spielmann, Nassovia: Zeitschrift für nassauische Geschichte und Hemimatkunde, Volume 8, p 98
- ↑ William D. Craig, Germanic coinages (Charlemagne through Wilhelm II), William D. Craig, 1954
