John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Appearance
John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken | |
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Born | 5 April 1511 |
Died | 23 November 1574 Saarbrücken | (aged 63)
Noble family | House of Nassau |
Spouse(s) | Adelaide of Kronenkracht Elisabeth Selz |
Father | John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
Mother | Catherine of Moers and Saarwerden |
John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (5 April 1511 – 23 November 1574) was a son of Count John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his second wife Catherine of Moers. He succeeded his childless brother Philip II in 1554 as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken. He married Adelaide of Kronenkracht and Elisabeth Selz. However, his children predeceased him. When he died in 1574, Nassau-Saarbrücken fell to Nassau-Weilburg.