Arnold I. (Laurenburg)
Arnold I. von Laurenburg († 1148 or before 1154 ) was Count von Laurenburg and is one of the ancestors of the House of Nassau .
Life
Arnold was the second son of Dudo von Laurenburg and the fourth of the seven daughters of Count Ludwig I von Arnstein , possibly their name was Irmgardis or Demudis. Arnold is mentioned between 1124 and 1148 as Count von Laurenburg. He presumably ruled with his brother Ruprecht I. Together with his brother Ruprecht I, he had Nassau Castle built around 1120 . From 1124 he was Vogt of the St. Georg Church in Limburg an der Lahn and Vogt of Idstein .
progeny
No marriage is mentioned for Arnold. He didn't have any children.
literature
- Adriaan Willem Eliza Dek: Genealogy van het Vorstenhuis Nassau . Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel 1970 (Dutch).
- Henricus Fredericus Joannes Hesselfelt: De oudste generaties van het Huis Nassau . In: De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde . No. 11 , 1965, pp. 354-365 (Dutch).
Web links
- Arnold I. von Laurenburg in "Genealogy Middle Ages" .
- Nassau In: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families , compiled by Charles Cawley.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Arnold I. von Laurenburg in "Genealogie Middle Ages" .
- ↑ a b c Hesselfelt (1965).
- ↑ a b Dek (1970).
- ↑ The regents of our homeland. In: niederscheld.de. Retrieved August 25, 2009 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dudo |
Count of Laurenburg 1124–1148 |
Ruprecht I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold I of Laurenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Laurenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1154 |