Johann Casimir (Nassau-Weilburg)

Johann Casimir von Nassau-Weilburg (Gleiberg) (born September 24, 1577 in Ottweiler ; † March 29, 1602 in Wehen , buried in Weilburg ) was the founder of the Nassau-Gleiberg line, which only existed for a few years.

Life

He was the eleventh child of Count Albrecht von Nassau-Weilburg-Ottweiler (1537–1593) and his wife Countess Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg (1541-1616), daughter of Count Wilhelm von Nassau-Dillenburg (1487–1559). After his father died on November 11, 1593, his uncle, Count Philip III. appointed guardian by Nassau-Saarbrücken . On March 6, 1594, the brothers Ludwig II , Wilhelm von Nassau-Weilburg and Johann Casimir met a so-called Mutscharung . Their uncle helped them with this. Afterwards Ludwig II. Elected Ottweiler as eldest , Wilhelm obtained Weilburg by lot , so that Johann Casimir received Gleiberg .

Since the "Residenz" Burg Gleiberg was not as comfortable as the other two, Johann Casimir was to receive 4,000 guilders from his brother Wilhelm and 2,000 guilders from his brother Ludwig in order to be able to expand his residence accordingly. In the Mutscharung it was also determined that the fortresses Homburg, Blieskastel, Lahr, Bensdorf and Helflingen are administered jointly and thus remain as a "community" - so-called securitized and unsecuritized debts were distributed among the three brothers according to a fixed key.

The count widow and mother, Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg, was awarded the office of labor as a widow's seat.

In the same year, Count Philip III. von Nassau-Saarbrücken signed an inheritance contract with his nephews, as he had no male offspring. After that, all lands were to be divided among the brothers. In addition, his only daughter Anna Amalie, who was married to Count Georg von Nassau-Dillenburg , was to receive an inheritance of 20,000 guilders.

Wilhelm von Nassau-Weilburg died on November 19, 1597 , so that his inheritance was up for grabs. The surviving brothers Ludwig II and he declared the inheritance to be joint property and ruled it together. In 1599 the young count was released from guardianship and from then on ruled his property alone.

Count Philip III. von Nassau-Saarbrücken set up a new contract in favor of his nephews on July 22, 1601 and stipulated, among other things, that Johann Casimir would take over the office of Weilburg , Merenberg , Löhnberg , Alt- and Neuweilnau , the city of Usingen , the Stockheim court , the office Nassau , Sonnenberg, Wehen, Kirberg, Reichelsheim, Stauf and the monastery Rosenthal should receive. Count Philip III. died on March 12, 1602, whereby the brothers obtained the established inheritance. However, before the inheritance could be assumed, Johann Casimir died on March 29, 1602 - his only child, daughter Anna Eleonore, was born only five months after his death.

Count Johann Casimir von Nassau-Gleiberg was buried in Weilburg. With his death the line became extinct and his entire inheritance fell to his only living brother, Count Ludwig II .

family

Johann Casimir married Princess Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt (1579–1655), daughter of Landgrave Georg von Hessen-Darmstadt (1547–1596) on May 9, 1601 . A marriage contract was negotiated the previous year. After this, the bride received a dowry of 24,000 guilders and a morning gift of a further 3,000 guilders. The so-called supplement was held on the wedding day. The couple only had one child:

• Anna Eleonore (September 9, 1602– September 7, 1685), ∞ (May 25, 1625) Duke Ludwig Friedrich von Württemberg-Mömpelgard

literature

• History of Nassau. Dr. C. Spielmann, Wiesbaden 1909
• Handbook of the History of the House of Nassau. Joseph Muth, Hadamar 1827

predecessor	Office	successor
Albrecht	Count of Nassau-Weilburg 1593–1602	Ludwig II of Nassau-Weilburg