John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Spouse(s) Maria of Nassau-Dillenburg
Noble family House of Nassau
Father Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Mother Margaret of Baden
Born 1419
Died 9 May 1480(1480-05-09)

John II of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (born: 1419; died: 9 May 1480) was a son of Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margarete of Baden, a daughter of Margrave Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden en Anna of Oettingen. After his father's death in 1426, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.

Marriage and issue

He married in 1437 with Maria (1418-1472), daughter of Engelbert I of Nassau. They had the following children:

After his death, the inheritance was divided: Adolf III received Wiesbaden; Philip received Idstein. When Philip died childless in 1509, Idstein reverted to Adolf.

John II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Born: 1419 Died: 9 May 1480
Preceded by
Adolph II
Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
1426–1480
Succeeded by
Adolf III
as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Succeeded by
Philip
as Count of Nassau-Idstein


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