Henry I, Count of Nassau

Henry I of Nassau, German: Heinrich I. von Nassau († Rome, August 1167), was the first person who named himself count of Nassau.[1][2]

Biography

The coat-of-arms of the counts of Nassau

Henry was probably a son of Rupert II, Count of Laurenburg and an unknown woman.[1][2]

Henry is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1160–1167.[1][2] Henry ruled together with his cousin Rupert III.[1][2]

In 1161, Henry was in the army camp of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.[2] In 1167, Henry was the commander of an army of the Electorate of Cologne in Italy.[3] Henry died of the plague in Rome in August 1167.[1][2]

No marriage has been mentioned of Henry, he probably never married.[1]

Sources

  • This article was translated from the corresponding Dutch Wikipedia article, as of 2018-08-25.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 H.F.J. Hesselfelt, De oudste generaties van het huis Nassau in: De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde 1965, nr. 11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 dr. A.W.E. Dek, Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau, Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 1970.
  3. ↑ Alfred Lück, Siegerland und Nederland, Siegeländer Heimatverein e.V., Siegen, 2. Auflage, 1981.
Preceded by
Rupert II		 co-Count of Nassau
(with Rupert III)
1160–1167		 Succeeded by
Rupert III
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