Jan IV of Nassau
John IV, Count of Nassau | |
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 Jan IV of Nassau and his wife Maria of Loon-Heinsberg, a watercolour by Bernard van Orley from 1538-40. | |
| Born | 1 August 1410 Dillenburg |
| Died | 3 February 1475 (aged 64) Breda |
| Noble family | Nassau |
| Spouse(s) | Maria of Loon-Heinsberg |
| Father | Engelbert I of Nassau |
| Mother | Johanna van Polanen |
Count Jan (Johann) IV of Nassau (1 August 1410, Dillenburg – 3 February 1475, Breda) was Count of Nassau, Dietz and Dillenburg. He was the son of Engelbert I of Nassau, Count of Nassau and Dillenburg, Lord of Breda and Johanna van Polanen.[1]
He married Maria of Loon-Heinsberg, Lady of Millen, Gangelt and Vucht (born in 1424), the daughter of John II of Loon, Lord of Jülich, Heinsberg and Löwenberg, on 7 February 1440. They had children, including:
- Anna of Nassau (1441–1514)
- Johanna of Nassau (1444–1468)
- (1445–1493)
- Adriana of Nassau (1449–1477)
- Engelbert II of Nassau (1451–1504)
- Johann V of Nassau (1455–1516)
References[]
- ^ De Nederlandsche leeuw: Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde, Volume 8, 1890, pg 90-91
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