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Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

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Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
Born1386
Died(1426-07-16)16 July 1426
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Margaret of Baden-Baden
FatherWalram IV, Count of Nassau-Idstein
MotherBertha of Westerburg

Adolph II, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1386 – 16 July 1426) was a son of Walram IV, Count of Nassau-Idstein his wife, Bertha of Westerburg. He married in 1418 with Margaret (1404–1442), a daughter of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden. After his father's death in 1393, he ruled Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.

His children were:

  • John (1419–1480), who succeeded him
  • Anna, married in 1438 with Everard III of Eppstein-Königstein
  • Adolph (1422–1475) archbishop of Mainz.
  • Walram
  • Agnes (d. 1485), married in 1464 with Conrad IX of Bickenbach