Otto I of Nassau (ca. 1247–1290), Count of Nassau. He was younder son of Count Henry II of Nassau and Matilda of Geldern. Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... The royal House of Nassau is one of the most prominent dynasties in Europe. ... Henry II of Nassau (German: Heinrich II der Reiche) (1180–25 January 1251), Count of Nassau. ...

Otto I became the count of Dillenburg, Hadamar, Siegen, Herborn and Beilsteinafter after many years of quarrel with his brother Walram II and the division of 17 December 1255 and received possessions north to the Lahn. And thus the geographical and political separation began for a long time. He became the founder of the Otto's line of House of Nassau. He stood against the local aristocracy, particularly the counts of Greifenstein and of Dernbach and was for many years banished, since he withheld lands of Teutonic Knights, which his uncle had left to him. His opponents were among other the archbishops of Cologne and Trier, which presented the territorial claims and he lost also the lordships in Ems and Koblenz. Dillenburg (population ca 25,000) is a city in the German district of Lahn-Dill, in the federal state of Hessen. ... Hadamar the site of a former insane asylum used by the Nazis as the site of their T-4 Euthanasia Program, which performed mass sterilizations and mass murder of undesirable members of Nazi society, specifically the physically and mentally handicapped. ... Siegen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Herborn is a little town in the Lahn-Dill district, Hessen, Germany. ... Walram II of Nassau (ca. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Königsberg was founded Births Emperor Albert I of Germany, in July Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1255 ... The river Lahn in Limburg The Lahn is a river in Germany. ... The royal House of Nassau is one of the most prominent dynasties in Europe. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... Cologne Cathedral with Hohenzollern Bridge Cologne (German: (help· info) [kÅ“ln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. ... Trier (French: Trèves, Spanish: Treveris, Italian: Treviri) is Germanys oldest city. ... The Ems (German; Dutch: Eems) is a river in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands. ... Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence; from ) is situated on the left bank of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument are situated. ...

Family and children

He married Agnes von Leiningen, daughter of Count Emich IV of Leiningen and had following children:

1. Henry of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1343), Count in Siegen, Ginsberg, Haiger and in Westerwald since 1303, in Dillenburg, Herborn and Beilstein in 1328-43.
2. Emicho I of Nassau-Hadamar (d. 7 June 1334) in Driedrof, Estenau and Hadamar.
3. John of Nassau-Dillenburg (d. 1328), Count in Beilstein and Herborn since 1303, in Katzenelnbogen since 1320.
4. Mechtild (d. 28 October 1319), married ca. 1289 tp Gerhard von Schönecken.
5. Gertrud (d. 19 September 1359), Abbess of Altenberg.

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Henry II of Nassau (German: Heinrich II der Reiche) (1180–25 January 1251), Count of Nassau. ...

External links

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