Heinrich (Nassau-Hadamar)

Heinrich von Nassau-Hadamar († 1368 ) was the eldest son of Count Johann († before January 20, 1365) of Nassau-Hadamar and his wife Elisabeth von Waldeck († before June 22, 1385). Two older brothers, both named after their grandfather Emich, had died early. The third-born brother, Johann († February 23, 1362) sealed the Wittum prescription for his mother with his father on May 10, 1361 , but died soon afterwards, unmarried.

Heinrich, who had been of legal age in several documents during his father's lifetime since 1363, accordingly succeeded his father as regent of the now very impoverished county of Nassau-Hadamar. He involved, at least nominally, his younger brother Emich III. to the government. In 1367 he donated some goods to the Arnstein Monastery in Ober- and Niederlahnstein , but died in 1368 without legitimate descendants and probably not married.

Succession

Nominally his brother Emich III followed him. as Count of Nassau-Hadamar. However, he was considered "stupid" and unable to govern and was banished to the Arnstein monastery by his family. The government in Hadamar took over as guardian his brother-in-law Ruprecht the arguable of Nassau zu Sonnenberg , from the Walram line of the house Nassau, who had married Heinrich and Emich's sister Anna († 1404) around 1362. With Emich III. the older Nassau-Hadamar line became extinct in 1394.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The information about these two is confusing.

literature

• Johannes von Arnoldi: History of the Orange-Nassau countries and their regents. Volume 1, Neue Gelehrtenbuchhandlung, Hadamar 1799, pp. 105-106 (digitized version ) .
• Jacob Wagner: The regent family of Nassau-Hadamar: History of the Principality of Hadamar. First volume, Mechitharisten-Congregations-Buchhandlung, Vienna 1863, p. 49 (digitized version) .

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann	Count of Nassau-Hadamar 1365–1368	Emich III.