Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

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Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

Born| 1520
Died| (1568-01-11)11 January 1568
Noble family| House of Nassau
Spouse(s)| Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein
Father| Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Mother| Adriana of Glymes of Bergen

Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1520 - 11 January 1568) was the youngest son of Count Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife, Adriana of Glymes of Bergen, the daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom.

In 1566, Balthasar succeeded his elder brother Philip II as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein. However, he died only two years later. He was succeeded by his son John Louis I.

In 1564, Balthasar married Margaret (1543–1612), the daughter of Reinhard of Isenburg-Birstein. They had a son:

* John Louis I (1567–1596)

After Balthasar's death, Margaret married Count George I of Leiningen-Westerburg.

Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

House of Nassau

Born: 1520 Died: 11 January 1568

Preceded by

Philip II

|  Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
1566-1568  | Succeeded by

John Louis I

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