Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (7 July 1414 8 June 1451) was a son of Engelbert I and his wife Johanna van Polanen. In 1442, he succeeded his father as Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, jointly with his brother John IV.

Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Tomb in the church of San Quirico d'Orcia
Born7 July 1414
Dillenburg
Died8 June 1451(1451-06-08) (aged 36)
San Quirico d'Orcia, Siena
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Genoveva of Virneburg
Irmgard of Schleiden-Junkerath
FatherEngelbert I of Nassau
MotherJohanna van Polanen

In 1435, he married Countess Genoveva of Virneburg (d. 1437), the daughter of Count Rupert IV of Virneburg and Countess Agnes of Solms-Braunfels. After Genoveva's death, he married Irmgard of Schleiden-Junkerath, the daughter of Lord John III of Schleiden-Junkerath and Countess Joanna of Blankenheim.

Henry II died on 8 June 1451 in San Quirico d'Orcia, on the way back from the 1450 jubilee in Rome.

Issue

From his first marriage, he had a daughter:

  • Ottillie (1437-1495), married:
  1. Count Philip II "the Younger" of Katzenelnbogen, son of Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
  2. Count Oswald I of Tierstein (c.1423 before 1488). He was a governor in the Alsace, Sundgau and Breisgau and councillor in Lorraine and Cologne.
Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Born: 7 July 1414 Died: 8 June 1450
Preceded by
Engelbert I
Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
1442-1450
With: John IV
Succeeded by
John IV


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