John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (born: 1419; died: 9 May 1480) was a son of Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margarete of Baden, a daughter of Margrave Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden en Anna of Oettingen. After his father's death in 1426, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.

Marriage and issue

He married in 1437 with Maria (1418-1472), daughter of Engelbert I of Nassau. The had the following children:

• Maria (1438-1480), married in 1452 gehuwd met Louis II of Isenburg
• John (1439-1480)
• Margarete (d. 1486)
• Anna (d. 1480), married in 1466 Otto II of Solms-Braunfels
• Adolph III (1443-1511), his successor in Nassau-Wiesbaden
• Bertha (b. 1446)
• Engelbert (1448-1508)
• Philip (1450-1509), his successor in Nassau-Idstein
• Anna

After his death, the inheritance was divided: Adolph III received Wiesbaden; Philip received Idstein. When Philip died childless in 1509, Idstein reverted to Adolph.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.