John II of Nassau-Saarbrücken

John II
Grave monument of Johan II (detail)
Reign	1429–1472
Predecessor	Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg
Successor	John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Born	4 April 1423 Saarbrücken
Died	15 July 1472(1472-07-15) (aged 49) Vaihingen an der Enz
Spouse	Johanna of Loon Elisabeth of Württemberg-Urach
House	Nassau-Saarbrücken
Father	Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont

John II of Nassau-Saarbrücken (4 April 1423, in Saarbrücken – 15 July 1472, in Vaihingen an der Enz) the ruling Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken from 1429 to 1472.

Biography

John II was born into the branch of the House of Nassau, as the son of Philipp I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife, Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont, member of the Vaudémont branch of the House of Lorraine, who acted as regent of Nassau-Saarbrücken during the monority of her son.

Marriages and issue

He married Countess Johanna of Hainsberg-Loon (1443–1469), a daughter of John IV, Count of Loon and his wife, Johanna of Diest.

They had two daughters:

• Elizabeth (1459–1479), married William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg in 1472
• Johanna (1464–1521), married John I, Count Palatine of Simmern in 1481.

After Johanna's death, he married Countess Elisabeth of Württemberg, the daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg-Urach.

With her, he had a son:

• John Louis, succeeded as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Death

John II, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken died on 15 July 1472 in Vaihingen an der Enz, Baden-Württemberg, aged 49.

He was interred, alongside both of his wives, in the Nassau family vault of the Gothic church of St Arnual, Saarbrücken, Germany.