Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (14 March 1418 – 19 March 1492 in Mainz) was Count of Nassau in Weilburg and shared briefly the regency of the County of Saarbrücken.

Biography

Philip was a son of Philip I (1368 – 1429), and grandson of John I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1309 – 1371), with his second wife, Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont (c. 1395 – 1456).

In 1429, he succeeded his father as count of Nassau-Weilburg, jointly with his brother Johann II ("John"). Their mother was the regent until 1438, when Philip reached majority, but an arrangement was made to provide for their mother. In 1442, the brothers decide to divide the counties: Johann II received Saarbrücken with Seigneurie of Commercy Château bas (this Nassau-Saarbrücken line died out in 1574) and Philip II received Weilburg (this Nassau-Weilburg line died out in the male line in 1912; however, it was continued in the female line to this day). Ownership of the possessions in the Palatinate (Dannenfels, Stauf, Kirchhein, Altenbamberg, Wöllstein) would be shared between the two lines. Their sisters married lords and did not parttake in the inheritance.

Philip II died on 19 March 1492, and was succeeded by his grandson, Louis I.

Marriage and issue

Philip married Margrete of Loon-Heinsberg. She was a daughter of Johann III (d.b. 1441), Herr of Heinsberg (nl), great grandson of Gottfried (d. 1395), Count of Loon-Heinsberg but sold the county in 1362.

Philip and Margaret had two sons:

• John III (1441-1480). Married to Elisabeth "the Handsome" (1453 - 1489), a daughter Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse and they had children, including Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg.
• Philip (1443-1471)

As a widower he married Veronika of Sayn-Wittgenstein, without issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

Adolf, King of Germany               Gerlach I, Count of Nassau                       Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg               John I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg                             Henry "the Younger" of Hesse son of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse               Agnes of Hesse                       Agnes of Bavaria               Philipp I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg Count of Saarbrücken                                   Simon of Saarbrücken-Commercy son of Jean I of Saarbrücken-Commercy               John II, Count of Saarbrücken                       Margaret of Savoy daughter of Louis I of Vaud               Johanna of Saarbrücken                             Peter of Bar-Pierrefort son of Theobald II, Count of Bar               Ghislette of Bar                       Johanna of Vianden               Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg                                         Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine               John I, Duke of Lorraine                       Marie of Blois (fr) daughter of Guy I, Count of Blois               Frederick I, Count of Vaudémont                             Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg               Sophie of Württemberg                       Elizabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen               Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont                                   Anseau of Joinville (fr)               Henry, Lord of Joinville                       Marguerite of Vaudémont (fr)               Margaret of Joinville                             John I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny               Marie of Luxembourg                       Alix of Dampierre daughter of Guy of Dampierre

References

Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg House of Nassau Born: 14 March 1418 Died: 19 March 1492
Preceded by Philip I	Count of Nassau-Weilburg 1429-1492	Succeeded by Louis I