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Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

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Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Born1307 (1307)
Died17 January 1370(1370-01-17) (aged 62–63)
Noble familyNassau
Spouse(s)Margaret of Nuremberg
FatherGerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
MotherAgnes of Hesse

Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1307 – 17 January 1370) was a son of Count Gerlach I and Agnes of Hesse. In 1344, his father abdicated in favor of his sons. They ruled jointly until 1355, then divided their inheritance:

  • Adolph I inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (this line died out in the male line in 1605)
  • John I inherited Nassau-Weilburg (this line died out in the male line in 1912)
  • Rupert inherited Nassau-Sonnenberg (he died childless in 1390)

Marriage and issue

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In 1322 Adolph married Margaret, the daughter of Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg. They had the following children:

  • Gerlach II (1333–1386), inherited Nassau-Wiesbaden
  • Frederick (d. 1376) was minister in Mainz
  • Agnes (d. 1376), married Werner IV, Count of Wittgenstein
  • John
  • Margaret was abbess of Klarenthal Monastery
  • Elisabeth (d. 1389), married in 1361 to Diether VIII, Count of Katzenelnbogen
  • Adolph I of Nassau (1353–1390), Archbishop of Mainz from 1379
  • John II (1353–1420), Archbishop of Mainz from 1397
  • Anna was abbess of Klarenthal Monastery
  • Walram IV (1354–1393), inherited Nassau-Idstein
  • Catherine (d. 1403), married in 1373 to Reinhard IV, Count of Westerburg
  • Frederick
  • Walram II
  • Joanna

Ancestry

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Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Born: 1307 Died: 17 January 1370
Preceded by Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
1344–1370
Succeeded byas Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Succeeded byas Count of Nassau-Idstein