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John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

1472 – 1545

Count of Saarbrücken (1472-1544) and Saarwerden

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About John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Lived 1472 – 1545 (aged 72). John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken was a count.

Count John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken (19 October 1472, in Saarbrücken – 4 June 1545, in ibid.) was the posthumous son of Count John II and his second wife, Elisabeth of Württemberg-Urach.

In 1492, he married Elisabeth (1469–1500), the daughter of Count Palatine Louis I of Zweibrücken. They had the following children: Ottilie (1492–1554), married John V of Sayn in 1516 Anna (1493–1565) Elisabeth (1495–1559) Johanna (1496–1566) Margaret (b. 1497) Felicitas (b. 1499)

After Elisabeth's death, John remarried in 1506 to Catherine of Moers-Saarwerden (1491–1547). They had the following children: Philip II (1509–1554) John III, married Adelaide of Kronengracht, Margaret (1513–1562) Elisabeth (1515–1568) Catherine (1517–1553), married in 1537 to Count Emich IX of Leiningen-Dagsburg Agnes (b. 1519) John Louis (1524–1542) Adolph I (1526–1559), married in 1553 to Anastasia of Isenburg-Grenzau

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Count
Education
Heidelberg University, University of Tübingen
Awards
Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Family & relationships

Parent
Elisabeth of Württemberg-Urach
Parent
John II of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken's

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken?

Count of Saarbrücken (1472-1544) and Saarwerden (1527-1544)

When was John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken born?

John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken was born on 19 October 1472 in Saarbrücken.

When did John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken die?

John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken died on 4 June 1545 in Saarbrücken.

What was John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken's occupation?

John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken was a count.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

· Wikidata: Q819822

· DBpedia: John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

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