Arnold II of Laurenburg

Arnold II of Laurenburg, (died 1158/59 ) was count of Laurenburg and one of the ancestors of the House of Nassau.

Life

Arnold was a son of count Rupert I of Laurenburg and Beatrix of Limburg, a daughter of Walram II ‘the Pagan’, Count of Limburg and Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Jutta of Guelders (daughter of count Gerard I of Guelders). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 1151 under which Henry II of Leez, Bishop of Liège, confirmed the donations by ‘domina Jutta, nobilissima matrona uxor ducis Walrami de Lemburg’ to Rolduc Abbey, which records the presence at her burial in Rolduc of ‘… Arnoldus quoque filius Ruberti comitis de Lunneburg natus ex domina Beatrice filia præfatæ dominæ …’.

Arnold is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1151 and 1158. He ruled together with his brother Rupert II.

Uncertainty about wife and children Due to the lack of data, there is much unknown about the early counts of Laurenburg and Nassau, including the exact family relationships. No marriage has been mentioned of Arnold. He is supposed to be the father of count Rupert III of Nassau.