Johann II (Nassau-Beilstein)

Johann II of Nassau-Beilstein (* before 1492; † 1513 ) was Count of Nassau-Beilstein from May 1499 until the end of his life .

Life

Johann was born as the eldest son of Heinrich IV. Von Nassau-Beilstein and his wife Eva von Sayn. In 1492 he became engaged to Maria von Solms, a daughter of Otto von Solms . At her wedding, she brought the village of Niedershausen to the Nassau-Beilstein house as a dowry .

Heinrich IV. Von Nassau-Beilstein transferred to his son in 1498 the governorship of the extensive Kurkölner pledges, which consisted in particular of the offices of Altenwied , Linz , Lahr and Waldenburg . In the following year, after his father's death, Johann inherits the rest of the property. The partition agreements that he concluded with his brothers about this are no longer passed down.

Due to financial problems, Johann had to sell parts of the property in 1504. In the dispute over the lordship of Gemen and Vest Recklinghausen , he could not prevail against the Counts of Holstein-Schauenburg . After the expected extinction of the Herren zu Gemen in the male line, his uncle Johann zu Gemen had established the Nassau-Beilstein house as a successor by donation and will. However, the Counts of Holstein-Schauenburg managed to confiscate the inheritance due to family ties. Count Johann von Holstein-Schauenburg was married to Cordula zu Gemen, a daughter of Heinrich zu Gemens. Johann II of Nassau-Beilstein received only 4,000 gold guilders in compensation in 1505.

Because of his close ties to Kurköln and his numerous pledges, Johann often stayed at the court of the Archbishop of Cologne. He is a participant in the Cologne Reichstag from 1505 and in 1508 joined the Cologne legacy of 1463.

After the death of his first wife, Johann married Anna zu Lippe, a daughter of Bernhard VII zur Lippe and the widow of Count Otto von Hoya . Johann died between March and August 1513. After his untimely death there was a dispute between his children and siblings about his inheritance. His brother Bernhard received the Lahr from the Cologne pledge and shares in the offices of Altenwied and Linz. His son Johann III. initially received the home country around Beilstein Castle in the Westerwald .

family

Johann was married to Maria von Solms († September 1505) for the first time. He had the following children with her:

• Johann III. , Count of Nassau-Beilstein zu Beilstein
• Heinrich († February 25, 1525), Johanniter , fell in the Battle of Pavia
• Hermanna (before 1518 - 7 July 1584); Stiftfrau in Engelthal Abbey near Bonn
• Eva († 1575); Nun in the Benedictine monastery in Walsdorf

In his second marriage he married Anna zu Lippe († after December 27, 1533). There were no children from this marriage.

literature

• Hellmuth Gensicke : State history of the Westerwald . 3. Edition. Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-922244-80-7 , p. 283-285 .
• Johann Arnoldi: History of the Orange-Nassau countries and their rulers . Neue Schehrtenbuchhandlung, Wiesbaden 1799, p. 178-181 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry IV of Nassau-Beilstein	Count of Nassau-Beilstein zu Beilstein 1499–1513	Johann III. from Nassau-Beilstein
Henry IV of Nassau-Beilstein	Count of Nassau-Beilstein zu Liebenscheid 1499–1513	Bernhard of Nassau-Beilstein