Henry I, Count of Nassau-Beilstein

Henry I, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
Born1307 (1307)
Died1388 (aged 80–81)
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
SpouseMeyna of Westerburg
FatherHenry I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
MotherAdelaide of Heinsberg-Blankenberg

Henry I, Count of Nassau-Beilstein[1] (1307–1388) was a son of Henry I of Nassau-Siegen and his wife, Adelaide of Heinsberg-Blankenberg. His parents had initially destined him for an ecclesiastical career. However, he later married Meyna (Imagina) of Westerburg[2] and after his father's death became the first count of Nassau-Beilstein.

Henry and Meyna had three children:

  • Henry II, his successor
  • Reinhard (d. 1412)
  • Adelaide, married Hartmuth of Cronberg.

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