Henry I, Count of Nassau explained

Henry I, Count of Nassau
Noble Family:House of Nassau
Father:Rupert II of Laurenburg
Mother:?
Spouse: -
Birth Date:?
Death Place:Rome

Henry I of Nassau, German: Heinrich I. von Nassau († Rome, August 1167), was the first person who named himself count of Nassau.[1] [2]

Biography

Henry was probably a son of count Rupert II of Laurenburg and an unknown woman.

Henry is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1160 and 1167. He ruled together with his cousin Rupert III.

In 1161, Henry was in the army camp of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. In 1167, Henry was the commander of an army of the Electorate of Cologne in Italy.[3] Henry died of the plague in Rome in August 1167.

No marriage has been mentioned of Henry, he probably never married.

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Notes and References

  1. Dek (1970).
  2. Hesselfelt (1965).
  3. Lück (1981), p. 18.

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