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     Gerard II van Egmond married Elisabeth van Strijen, daughter of Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen and Elizabeth (?) van de Lede.^4,5
Gerard II van Egmond was born circa 1260.⁵
Gerard II van Egmond died on 18 May 1300.^1,5
Gerard II van Egmond was buried after 18 May 1300 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     18 May 1300
     Family Members
     Parents
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1304
          Ada van Brederode van Egmond unknown–1297
     Spouse
          Elisabeth van Strijen van Egmond unknown–1297
     Children
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1312
          Wouter van Egmond unknown–1321
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115979015.⁶
      ; Per Genealogics: "Gerard van Egmond was mentioned in 1283 and 1288 with his father Willem II, Heer van Egmond. In 1292 he stood guarantor for Floris V, count of Holland. With his wife Elisabeth van Strijen he had two sons and a daughter of whom only Wouter II would have progeny. Gerard died in 1300, while his father was still alive, so he never became lord of Egmond; his eldest son Willem III succeeded as the next lord in 1304."⁵

Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 11.⁵

; Per Med Lands:
     "GERARD [II] van Egmond (-1300). Floris V Count of Holland sold "onze dorpe Huusdunen en Oudendorpe" to “heren Willaem van Egmonde...Gherairde sine erfsone” by charter dated 29 Apr 1283[337].
     "m ELISABETH van Strijen, daughter of --- (-1297, bur Egmond). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death in 1297 of "Elizabeth de Strenen…uxor Wilhelmi de Egmonda filii domini Gherardi" and her burial "in ecclesia Egmundensi"[338].
Med Lands cites:

     Elisabeth van Strijen married Gerard II van Egmond, son of Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond and Ada van Brederode.^1,4

Elisabeth van Strijen died on 16 December 1297.¹
Elisabeth van Strijen was buried after 16 December 1297 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     16 Dec 1297
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Gerard van Egmond unknown–1300
     Children
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1312
          Wouter van Egmond unknown–1321
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115985756.⁵
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "GERARD [II] van Egmond (-1300). Floris V Count of Holland sold "onze dorpe Huusdunen en Oudendorpe" to “heren Willaem van Egmonde...Gherairde sine erfsone” by charter dated 29 Apr 1283[337].
     "m ELISABETH van Strijen, daughter of --- (-1297, bur Egmond). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death in 1297 of "Elizabeth de Strenen…uxor Wilhelmi de Egmonda filii domini Gherardi" and her burial "in ecclesia Egmundensi"[338].
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites:

     Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen was born circa 1215.¹ He married Mechtild (?) on 11 June 1253.³
Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen married Elizabeth (?) van de Lede circa 1255
;
His 1st wife.^4,1
      ; Per Genealogics: "Willem was the son of Willem, Heer van Strijen. As lord of Strijen, the younger Willem was mentioned between 23 April 1252 and 15 October 1256. Probably about 1235 he married his first wife, (Elisabeth?) van de Lede, who died before 1253, leaving two children, Elisabeth and Willem, who would both have progeny. On 11 June 1253 the pope gave him permission to marry Mechtild, by whom he had fathered a child while his first wife was still alive, on the condition that he had not caused the death of his first wife. Willem died before 27 March 1285, and was succeeded by his son Willem, who started the construction of Strijen Castle, probably in 1288."¹

Reference: Genealogics cites: As of before 27 March 1285, Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen lived at an unknown place ; G.¹

     Elizabeth (?) van de Lede died before 1253.¹ She married Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen, son of Willem (?) Heer van Strijen, circa 1255
;
His 1st wife.^1,2

     Mechtild (?) married Willem van Strijen Heer van Strijen, son of Willem (?) Heer van Strijen, on 11 June 1253.¹

     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 8:47B.¹

     Willem (?) Heer van Strijen was educated; Genealogics cites: Kwartieren Greidanus-Jaeger in Stamreeksen, 1994, 's-Gravenhage, Wimersma Greidanus, Mr. G. J. J. van. 762.¹ He was living in 1224.¹

     Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond married Ada van Brederode.^4,5
Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond was born circa 1235.⁵
Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond was buried on 20 March 1304 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     29 Mar 1304
     Ridder, in t' jaar 1304, die een pond jaarlyks gegeeven heest, en in den Noord-zyd-kapel der Kerke begraaven is in 't graf van zyn' Echtgenoot Ada. [Translation: Knight, in the year 1304, who has been given a pound of money every year, and who is buried in the Noordzyd Chapel of the Church in the grave of his wife Ada.]
     Family Members
     Parents
          Gerard van Egmond unknown–1242
     Spouse
          Ada van Brederode van Egmond unknown–1297
     Children
          Gerard van Egmond unknown–1300
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115978274.⁶
Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond died on 20 March 1304.^1,5
      ; Per Genealogics:
     "Willem was the son of Gerard, Heer van Egmond, and his first wife Beatrix van Haarlem. In 1242 he became lord of Egmond on the death of his father, but as he was a minor, Wouter van Egmond acted as his regent. Willem and his wife Ada had a son Gerard and daughter Halewine who would have progeny.
     "In 1258 he gave Spanbroek, Oudedorp, Oudkarspel and Wadeweij to Floris V, Graaf van Holland. In return he received the lordship of Warmenhuizen as a fief. He purchased land north of Egmond near Huisduinen at Bergen and had it reclaimed in later years. He took part in the campaign and conquest of Friesland in 1282. As a reward he received part of the income of Hemert.
     "After the murder of Floris V, Willem went to England to accompany the young Jan I, count of Holland, and his English bride back to Holland. In 1297 he lost his wife and in 1300 his son and heir. As a result, when he himself died in 1304 his grandson Willem III succeeded him as lord of Egmond."⁵

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "WILLEM [II] van Egmond (-1304). Lubbert Abbot of Egmond granted "decimam de Wijnnem" to "Wilhelmus de Egmonda filius quondam domini Gerardi de Egmond" by charter dated 1248[333]. Floris V Count of Holland sold "onze dorpe Huusdunen en Oudendorpe" to “heren Willaem van Egmonde...Gherairde sine erfsone” by charter dated 29 Apr 1283[334]. "...Willem van Hegmonde riddere..." is named as present in the charter dated 12 Jun 1290 under which Floris V Count of Holland granted property to "Claise van Cats"[335].
     "m ADA, daughter of --- (-20 Jan 1297). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "XX die Januarii" in 1297 of "Ada uxor domini Wilhelmi" and her donation[336]."
Med Lands cites:

     Ada van Brederode married Willim II (?) Heer van Egmond, son of Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond and Beatrix van Haarlem.^1,2

Ada van Brederode died on 20 January 1297.¹
Ada van Brederode was buried after 20 January 1297 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     20 Jan 1297
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1304
     Children
          Gerard van Egmond unknown–1300
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115978307.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "WILLEM [II] van Egmond (-1304). Lubbert Abbot of Egmond granted "decimam de Wijnnem" to "Wilhelmus de Egmonda filius quondam domini Gerardi de Egmond" by charter dated 1248[333]. Floris V Count of Holland sold "onze dorpe Huusdunen en Oudendorpe" to “heren Willaem van Egmonde...Gherairde sine erfsone” by charter dated 29 Apr 1283[334]. "...Willem van Hegmonde riddere..." is named as present in the charter dated 12 Jun 1290 under which Floris V Count of Holland granted property to "Claise van Cats"[335].
     "m ADA, daughter of --- (-20 Jan 1297). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "XX die Januarii" in 1297 of "Ada uxor domini Wilhelmi" and her donation[336]."
Med Lands cites:

     Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond married Beatrix van Haarlem, daughter of Wouter van Haarlem Heer van Bergen,
;
His 1st wife.^4,5 Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond married Mabilia (?)⁶
Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond was born circa 1212.⁵
Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond died on 25 December 1242 at Candia, Crete.⁵
Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond was buried after 25 December 1242 at Aghios Georghios Monastery, Menies, Kolimvarion, Regional unit of Chania, Crete, Greece (now); From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     25 Dec 1242
     Family Members
     Parents
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1234
     Children
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1304
     BURIAL     Aghios Georghios Monastery, Menies, Kolimvarion, Regional unit of Chania, Crete, Greece
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115986687.⁷
     He was Crusader - made two pilgrimages to the Holy Land.⁵

Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.⁵

; Per Med Lands:
     "GERARD [I] van Egmond, son of WILLEM Heer van Egmond & his wife Badeloch --- (-[25] Dec 1242). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "in nativit. Christi festo" 1242 of "dominus Gherardus filius Wilhelmi et domine Badeloch" and his donation[332].
     "m ---. The name of Gerard´s wife is not known."
Med Lands cites: [332] Beka's Egmondsch Necrologium, in Oppermann, O. (1933) Fontes Egmundenses (Utrecht), p. 110.⁸

; Per Genealogics: "Gerard was the son of Willem I van Egmond and his wife Badeloch. Like his father and grandfather he was lord of Egmond. With his first wife Beatrix van Haarlem, daughter of Wouter van Haarlem, Heer van Bergen, he had a son Willem II who would have progeny. His second wife was named Mabilia. The identity is uncertain of the mother of his daughter Sophia who would also have progeny. A pious man, Gerard completed the chapel of the castle of Egmond, which was dedicated by the abbot of Egmond in 1229. Gerard twice made pilgrimages to the Holy Land. On his way back in 1242, he died at Candia on the island of Crete on 25 December that year."⁵

     Beatrix van Haarlem married Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond, son of Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond and Badeloch (?),
;
His 1st wife.^1,2
     Beatrix van Haarlem was educated; Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.¹

     Mabilia (?) married Gerard I (?) Heer van Egmond, son of Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond and Badeloch (?).¹

Mabilia (?) died on 20 April 1262.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.¹

     Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond married Badeloch (?)^4,1
Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond was born circa 1190.¹
Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond died on 17 May 1234 at Killed in battle near Erbre.¹
Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond was buried after 17 May 1234 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     17 May 1234
     Family Members
     Parents
          Wouter van Egmond unknown–1208
     Children
          Gerard van Egmond unknown–1242
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115986090.⁵
      ; Per Genealogics: "Willem was the son of Wouter 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond and his wife Mabilia. Like his father he was lord of Egmond. With his wife Badeloch, Willem had a son Gerard who would have progeny. On 28 August 1215 Willem was appointed steward of the Abbey of St. Adalbert, a role he fulfilled until 1221. In 1227 he had a chapel built in the castle of Egmond at Hoef. He was among the nobles supporting Willem I, Graaf van Holland, and his son and successor Floris IV. In 1227, the abbot of Egmond's abbey bestowed on him, its 'advocatus', with several properties. He acknowledged the feudal rule of the abbots, but was in a long conflict with them over rights which he had usurped. In the spring of 1234 Willem fought as a vassal of Floris IV, Graaf van Holland, in the crusade against the Stedingers. In a battle near the Elbe he was killed on 17 May that year. His body was brought back and buried in the castle chapel at Egmond. His wife died 27 April 1244."¹

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "WILLEM [I] van Egmond (-killed Stadingherlant 17 May 1234). His parentage is confirmed by Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium which records the death of his father "dominus Walterus de Egmonda…pater domini Wilhelmi et Gherardi militum"[301]. Willem I Count of Holland donated property “bona nostra in Buckescop a Domino Giselberto de Amestel” to Rijsburg abbey, recording also a donation made by “filiis domini Ecberti de Amestel”, by charter dated 1222, witnessed by “...Wilhelmus de Ecmunda”[302]. "Balduinus comes de Benthem, Wilhelmus de Egmonde, Jacobus castellanus de Leydeu…" witnessed the charter dated May 1223 under which Floris IV Count of Holland "et Theodoricus dominus de Voirne, castellanus Zelandie" held court at Westkappel[303]. Hendrik abbot of Egmond granted the advocacy of the abbey to "domino nostro Wilhelmo" by charter dated Dec 1226[304]. "Isbrandus de Hairlem…Willelmus de Egmonda, Walterus de Hairlem, Isbrandus de Egmunda…" witnessed the charter dated 23 Apr 1230 under which Arnold abbot of Egmond confirmed a donation made by "Werenboldus filius Vastradi" out of the inheritance of "Adalberti de Haghe patrui sui"[305]. "Henricus de Vorne…Willelmus de Egmund…Machtildis comitissa, Richard soror comitis" witnessed the charter dated 1231 under which Floris IV Count of Holland confirmed rights of Rijnsburg abbey[306]. Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records that "dominus Wilhelmus de Egmonda" who built "capellam…in Rijneghem" was killed "in Stadingherlant XVII die Maii" 1234[307].
     "m BADELOCH, daughter of --- (-27 Apr 1244). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "V Kal Mai" 1244 of "Badeloch domina de Egmonda" and her donation[308]."
Med Lands cites:

     Badeloch (?) married Willem I (?) Heer van Egmond, son of Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond and Mabilia (?).^1,2

Badeloch (?) died on 27 April 1244.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "WILLEM [I] van Egmond (-killed Stadingherlant 17 May 1234). His parentage is confirmed by Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium which records the death of his father "dominus Walterus de Egmonda…pater domini Wilhelmi et Gherardi militum"[301]. Willem I Count of Holland donated property “bona nostra in Buckescop a Domino Giselberto de Amestel” to Rijsburg abbey, recording also a donation made by “filiis domini Ecberti de Amestel”, by charter dated 1222, witnessed by “...Wilhelmus de Ecmunda”[302]. "Balduinus comes de Benthem, Wilhelmus de Egmonde, Jacobus castellanus de Leydeu…" witnessed the charter dated May 1223 under which Floris IV Count of Holland "et Theodoricus dominus de Voirne, castellanus Zelandie" held court at Westkappel[303]. Hendrik abbot of Egmond granted the advocacy of the abbey to "domino nostro Wilhelmo" by charter dated Dec 1226[304]. "Isbrandus de Hairlem…Willelmus de Egmonda, Walterus de Hairlem, Isbrandus de Egmunda…" witnessed the charter dated 23 Apr 1230 under which Arnold abbot of Egmond confirmed a donation made by "Werenboldus filius Vastradi" out of the inheritance of "Adalberti de Haghe patrui sui"[305]. "Henricus de Vorne…Willelmus de Egmund…Machtildis comitissa, Richard soror comitis" witnessed the charter dated 1231 under which Floris IV Count of Holland confirmed rights of Rijnsburg abbey[306]. Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records that "dominus Wilhelmus de Egmonda" who built "capellam…in Rijneghem" was killed "in Stadingherlant XVII die Maii" 1234[307].
     "m BADELOCH, daughter of --- (-27 Apr 1244). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "V Kal Mai" 1244 of "Badeloch domina de Egmonda" and her donation[308]."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "     "m BADELOCH, daughter of --- (-27 Apr 1244). Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "V Kal Mai" 1244 of "Badeloch domina de Egmonda" and her donation[308]."
Med Lands cites: [308] Beka's Egmondsch Necrologium, in Oppermann, O. (1933) Fontes Egmundenses (Utrecht), p. 110.³

Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.²

     Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond married Mabilia (?)^2,1
Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond was born circa 1155.¹
Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond died on 13 September 1208.¹
Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond was buried after 13 September 1208 at Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     13 Sep 1208
     Family Members
     Children
          Willem van Egmond unknown–1234
     BURIAL     Egmond Abbey, Egmond aan den Hoef, Bergen Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 24 Aug 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 115986031.³
      ; Per Genealogics:
     "First of the House of Egmond - Wouter van Egmond, is the first mentioned member of the House of Egmond. He was amongst the 'homines comitis' at the peace treaty between Holland and Brabant on 3 November 1200.
     "With Antonius de Gelmen he donated the property Albrantswaard near Putten to the Abbey Ter Does (Ter Duinen), which donation was confirmed in 1201 by Dirk VII, Graaf van Holland.
     "Together with Banjaert, lord of Sint Aagtenkerke, Wouter led the Kennemers for Willem I, Graaf van Holland, in the Loon War (1204-1205) against Lodewijk II, Graaf van Loon. Wouter's castle op de Hoef was destroyed in that conflict, but after the war he started rebuilding it
     "He remained in conflict with the abbey of Egmond over payments. This brought him the epithet 'Kwade Wouter' ('Angry Wouter').
     "With his wife Mabilia, Wouter had three sons of whom Willem and Gerard would have progeny. He died on 13 September 1208."¹

Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "WOUTER [I] van Egmond (-13 Sep 1208). "…Hugo de Worn, Theodericus de Alcena, Simon et Johannes et Isbrand de Harlen, Willielmus de Teylinge, Walpertus et Florentinus de Leda, Arnaand et Henr. de Riswic, Walterus de Egmund" witnessed the letter dated 1207 from "Adelheidis comitissa Hollandie" to John King of England concerning the marriage of "comes de Los" and "filiam meam"[299]. Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "XIII Sep" 1208 of "dominus Walterus de Egmonda…pater domini Wilhelmi et Gherardi militum"[300].
     "m ---. The name of Wouter´s wife is not known."
Med Lands cites:

     Mabilia (?) married Wouter I 'Kwade Wouter' van Egmond.^1,2

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "WOUTER [I] van Egmond (-13 Sep 1208). "…Hugo de Worn, Theodericus de Alcena, Simon et Johannes et Isbrand de Harlen, Willielmus de Teylinge, Walpertus et Florentinus de Leda, Arnaand et Henr. de Riswic, Walterus de Egmund" witnessed the letter dated 1207 from "Adelheidis comitissa Hollandie" to John King of England concerning the marriage of "comes de Los" and "filiam meam"[299]. Beke's Egmondsch Necrologium records the death "XIII Sep" 1208 of "dominus Walterus de Egmonda…pater domini Wilhelmi et Gherardi militum"[300].
     "m ---. The name of Wouter´s wife is not known."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond, Den Haag, 1958, Dek, Dr. A. W. E. page 9.¹

     Salome van Gelre married Heinrich I (?) Graf von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen, son of Egilmar II (?) Graf im Lerigau and Eilika von Rietberg Gräfin von Rietberg.^2,1

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "SALOME (-before 1194). The Annales Stadenses refer to the wife of "Heinricum frater Christiani [de Aldenburg]" as "sororem comitis Heinrici de Gelre" but does not name her[1007]. A charter dated 1167 records the marriage of an unnamed daughter of Graf Heinrich and Wedekind von Stumpenhausen, and specifies that “Heinricus frater Cristiani”, who had married “sororem Heinrici comitis de Gelre” by whom he had “Heinricum et Gerardum postea clericam et filiam quam duxit Wedekindus de Stumpenhusen filius Geronis”[1008]. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified.
     "m HEINRICH [I] Graf von [Wildeshausen], son of EGILMAR [II] Graf & his wife Eilika von Rietberg (-1167). "
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, Band III, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1976, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 11.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "HEINRICH [I] [von Oldenburg], son of EGILMAR [II] Graf & his wife Eilika von Rietberg (-1167). The Vita Godefridi comitis Capenbergensis names "Heinricum et Christianum comites, et Ottonem fratrem eorum, et Eilekam matrem comitis Simonis de Tekeneburg" as children of "comes Eigelmarus de Aldenburg" & his wife[146]. A charter dated 1167 records the marriage of an unnamed daughter of Graf Heinrich and Wedekind von Stumpenhausen, and specifies that “Heinricus frater Cristiani”, who had married “sororem Heinrici comitis de Gelre” by whom he had “Heinricum et Gerardum postea clericam et filiam quam duxit Wedekindus de Stumpenhusen filius Geronis”[147]. The Annales Stadenses records the deaths in 1168 of "Christianus comes de Aldenburg [et] Heinricum frater Christiani"[148].
     "m SALOME van Gelre, daughter of GERHARD [II] Graaf van Gelre & his wife Ermgard van Zutphen (-before 1194). The Annales Stadenses refer to the wife of "Heinricum frater Christiani [de Aldenburg]" as "sororem comitis Heinrici de Gelre" but does not name her[149]. A charter dated 1167 records the marriage of an unnamed daughter of Graf Heinrich and Wedekind von Stumpenhausen, and specifies that “Heinricus frater Cristiani”, who had married “sororem Heinrici comitis de Gelre” by whom he had “Heinricum et Gerardum postea clericam et filiam quam duxit Wedekindus de Stumpenhusen filius Geronis”[150]."
Med Lands cites:

     Heinrich I (?) Graf von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen married Salome van Gelre, daughter of Gerhard II van Wassenberg Graaf van Gelre and Ermgard von Zutphen Heiress of Zutphen.^1,5
Heinrich I (?) Graf von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen was born circa 1122.¹
Heinrich I (?) Graf von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen died in 1167.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, Band III, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1976, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 11.¹

; Per Genealogics:
     "Heinrich was born about 1122, the eldest son of Egilmar II, Graf im Lerigau, and Gräfin Eilika von Rietberg.
     "With his wife Salome van Gelre-Zutphen, daughter of Gerhard van Wassenberg and Ermgard von Zutphen, heiress of Zutphen, he had five children of whom Heinrich II would have progeny.
     "In 1142 he succeeded to the countship together with his brother Christian. In the division of their inheritance he became count of Wildeshausen-Bruchhausen. He was also steward of the abbey of Rastede and Count of Rietberg, which he later lost to Heinrich 'the Lion', Herzog von Sachsen und Bayern. He won the countship rights of the counts of Stade and fought extensively with the Frisians. He finally rebelled against Heinrich 'the Lion', and like his brother he died in the Welf siege of Oldenburg in 1167."¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "HEINRICH [I] [von Oldenburg], son of EGILMAR [II] Graf & his wife Eilika von Rietberg (-1167). The Vita Godefridi comitis Capenbergensis names "Heinricum et Christianum comites, et Ottonem fratrem eorum, et Eilekam matrem comitis Simonis de Tekeneburg" as children of "comes Eigelmarus de Aldenburg" & his wife[146]. A charter dated 1167 records the marriage of an unnamed daughter of Graf Heinrich and Wedekind von Stumpenhausen, and specifies that “Heinricus frater Cristiani”, who had married “sororem Heinrici comitis de Gelre” by whom he had “Heinricum et Gerardum postea clericam et filiam quam duxit Wedekindus de Stumpenhusen filius Geronis”[147]. The Annales Stadenses records the deaths in 1168 of "Christianus comes de Aldenburg [et] Heinricum frater Christiani"[148].
     "m SALOME van Gelre, daughter of GERHARD [II] Graaf van Gelre & his wife Ermgard van Zutphen (-before 1194). The Annales Stadenses refer to the wife of "Heinricum frater Christiani [de Aldenburg]" as "sororem comitis Heinrici de Gelre" but does not name her[149]. A charter dated 1167 records the marriage of an unnamed daughter of Graf Heinrich and Wedekind von Stumpenhausen, and specifies that “Heinricus frater Cristiani”, who had married “sororem Heinrici comitis de Gelre” by whom he had “Heinricum et Gerardum postea clericam et filiam quam duxit Wedekindus de Stumpenhusen filius Geronis”[150]."
Med Lands cites:

     Adelheid von Wassenberg married Ekbert von Tecklenburg Graf von Tecklenburg, son of NN von Tecklenburg and Gisela (?) de Lorraine,
;
His 2nd wife.¹
      ; Per Genealogy.EU (Tecklenburg): “A2. Gf Ekbert von Tecklenburg, +4.2.1146/50; 1m: N, a dau.of Gf Walram of Limburg; 2m: Adelaide of Geldern (+after 1150)”.³

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 8:101.¹

; Per Genealogy.EU (Geldern-Heinsberg): “D2. Adelheid, +after 1150; m.Gf Ekbert von Tecklenburg (+4.2.1146/50)”.² Adelheid von Wassenberg was living in 1150.¹

     Mechtild van Gelre married Heinrich II (?) Graf von Nassau before 1221.^3,2,1,4

Mechtild van Gelre died on 28 October 1247; Med Lands says d. 28 Oct 1247; Genealogics says d. aft 1247.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Wikipedia:
     "Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen († 28 October 1247 or later),[1] was a countess from the House of Wassenberg and by marriage countess of Nassau. She is a direct ancestor of both the Kings of the Netherlands and the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg.
Biography
     "Matilda was the youngest daughter of Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen and Richardis of Bavaria,[2][3][4] daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria and Agnes of Loon.[5]
     "Matilda is among others mentioned in the following charters:[2][6]
** A charter dated 11 December 1215, in which ‘Heinricus et Roppertus comites de Nassovva’ with the consent of ‘uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis’ bought property from Mainz Cathedral.
** A charter dated 9 June 1239, in which ‘Heinricus … comes de Nassowe … collateralis nostra … Methildis’ confirmed the dependence of ‘ecclesie in Nepphe’ to Arnstein Abbey.
** A charter dated 20 July 1245, in which ‘Henricus comes de Nassowe et Methildis comitissa uxor eiusdem, Walramus primogenitus, ceterique liberi eorundem’ donated tolls from a bridge to Altenberg Abbey.
** A charter dated 1247, in which ‘Heinricus comes de Nassowe et Mectildis comitissa’ donated ‘ecclesiam in Inferi[ori] Diffenbach’ to Arnstein Abbey, witnessed by ‘filiorum nostrorum Walerami, Ottonis, Henrici, Gerardi, Johannis’.
     "The necrology of Arnstein Abbey records the death of ‘Mecktildis comitisse de Nassauw sororis nostre’ on 28 October.[2][6] She is last mentioned in a charter from 1247, therefore she died on 28 October in 1247 or a later year.
Marriage and children
     "Matilda married before 11 December 1215[7] to Count Henry II "the Rich" of Nassau (c.?1180[3][6] – 26 April 1247/48/49/50, before 25 January 1251).[6] From this marriage were born:[8]
External links
** Bavaria, Dukes in: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, compiled by Charles Cawley.
** Holland, Frisia, Gelre in: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, compiled by Charles Cawley.
** Nassau in: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, compiled by Charles Cawley.
Sources
** Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau [Genealogy of the Royal House of Nassau] (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. OCLC 27365371.
** Schilfgaarde, A.P. van (1967). Zegels en genealogische gegevens van de graven en hertogen van Gelre, graven van Zutphen [Seals and Genealogical Data of the Counts and Dukes of Guelders, Counts of Zutphen] (in Dutch). Arnhem: S. Gouda Quint - D. Brouwer en Zoon.
** Venne, J.M. van der; Stols, Alexander A.M. (1937). "Gerhard graaf van Nassau, 1259-1313. De oudst bekende Nassau in Nederland?" [Gerhard Count of Nassau, 1259-1313. The eldest known Nassau in the Netherlands?]. De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde [The Dutch Lion, Monthly Journal of the Royal Dutch Society for Genealogy and Heraldry] (in Dutch). 1937 (2).
** Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A. (1882). Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden [The Royal House of Orange-Nassau. From the earliest days until the present] (in Dutch). Leiden & Utrecht: A.W. Sijthoff & J.L. Beijers.
References
1. Cawley (Holland, Frisia, Gelre) and Cawley (Nassau) quote from the Necrology of Arnstein Abbey which recorded the death of ‘Mecktildis comitisse de Nassauw sororis nostre’ on 28 October. She is last mentioned in a charter from the year 1247.
2. Cawley (Holland, Frisia, Gelre).
3. Dek (1970).
4. Van Schilfgaarde (1967).
5. Cawley (Bavaria, Dukes).
6. Cawley (Nassau).
7. Cawley (Nassau) quotes from a charter dated 11 December 1215, in which ‘Heinricus und Roppertus comites de Nassovva’ with the consent of ‘uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis’ bought property from Mainz Cathedral. From this can be concluded that Henry and Matilda were already married on 11 December 1215. All genealogies however state that the marriage took place "before 1221".
8. The genealogies differ in the number of children and the order in which they were born.
9. Vorsterman van Oyen (1882).
10. Van der Venne & Stols (1937)."⁵

; Per Med Lands:
     "MECHTILD (-28 Oct after 1247). "Heinricus et Roppertus comites de Nassovva" bought property from Mainz cathedral, with the consent of "uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis", by charter dated 11 Dec 1215[1049]. "Heinricus…comes de Nassowe…collateralis nostra…Methildis" confirmed the dependence of "ecclesie in Nepphe" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 9 Jun 1239[1050]. "Henricus comes de Nassowe et Methildis comitissa uxor eiusdem, Walramus primogenitus, ceterique liberi eorundem" donated tolls from a bridge to Altenburg abbey by charter dated 20 Jul 1245[1051]. "Heinricus comes de Nassowe et Mectildis comitissa" donated "ecclesiam in Inferi[ori] Diffenbach" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 1247, witnessed by "…filiorum nostrorum Walerami, Ottonis, Henrici, Gerardi, Johannis"[1052]. The necrology of Arnstein an der Lahn records the death 28 Oct of "Mecktildis comitisse de Nassauw sororis nostre"[1053].
     "m (before 1221) HEINRICH [II] Graf von Nassau, son of WALRAM [I] von Laurenburg Graf von Nassau & his wife Kunigunde --- (1180-before 25 Jan 1251). "
Med Lands cites:

     Heinrich II (?) Graf von Nassau was born circa 1180.^1,2 He married Mechtild van Gelre, daughter of Otto I (?) Graaf van Gelre en Zütphen and Richardis (?) von Scheyern-Wittelsbach, before 1221.^1,3,4,2

Heinrich II (?) Graf von Nassau died between 26 April 1247 and 1250; Genealogics says d. before 25 Jan 1251; Med Lands says d. 26 Apr [1247/50].^1,2
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "HEINRICH [II] "der Reiche" von Nassau, son of WALRAM [I] von Laurenburg Graf von Nassau & his wife Kunigunde --- (1180-26 Apr [1247/50]). The Vita Lodewici comitis de Arnstein names "Henricus et Rupertus nunc comites" as the sons of "comitis Walerami"[56]. A manuscript dated to end 13th/early 14th century records "…Walleramus comes et uxor eius Cunigundis et pueri eorum Henricus et Rupertus comites et soror eorum Beatrix et filii Henrici comitis…"[57]. He succeeded as Graf von Nassau. "Henricus et Robertus comites de Nassowe et Kunegundis mater eorum" donated their Vogtei of Weitz to Kloster Romersdorf, for the soul of "parentis nostri Walraueni", by charter dated 20 Mar 1198 witnessed by "Bruno de Isenburgh…"[58]. "Domini de Metricha…Henricus comes de Nassowe et nepos suus Walramus, Anselmus de Moluisberg, Solomena…matrona cum filia sui Metildi et genero suo Rodulpho Palatino comite de Tuingen, Hermannus etiam miles eiusdem loci indigena" donated "terram…super ripam Mosellæ in loco…Rore" to Himmenrode monastery, with the consent of "hæredes eorum…prefatus Rodulphus Palatinus comes de Tuingen et filii sui Hugo, Rodolphus et Wilhelmus, Henricus junior comes de Sayne, Robertus et Henricus filii prædicti Walrami [error for Henrici] comitis de Nassowe, Everhardus bourchgravius de Arberg et uxor sua Adeleidis de Moluisberg", by charter dated 1206[59]. The identity of Heinrich’s “nepos” Walram has not been ascertained. Two alternatives appear possible: either he was the son of an otherwise unrecorded sibling of Heinrich (presumably an older sibling considering Heinrich’s age at the time) or he was a relative in Heinrich’s maternal family. From 1214, at Wiesbaden. "Heinricus et Roppertus comites de Nassovva" bought property from Mainz cathedral, with the consent of "uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis", by charter dated 11 Dec 1215[60]. "Heinricus et Rupertus comites de Nassowen" granted rights to "W. pastor in Kuneligelbach" relating to vines in "Holdenrugge" for Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 1224[61]. "Heinricus…comes de Nassowe…collateralis nostra…Methildis" confirmed the dependence of "ecclesie in Nepphe" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 9 Jun 1239[62]. "Henricus comes de Nassowe et Methildis comitissa uxor eiusdem, Walramus primogenitus, ceterique liberi eorundem" donated tolls from a bridge to Altenburg abbey by charter dated 20 Jul 1245[63]. "Heinricus comes de Nassowe et Mectildis comitissa" donated "ecclesiam in Inferi[ori] Diffenbach" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 1247, witnessed by "…filiorum nostrorum Walerami, Ottonis, Henrici, Gerardi, Johannis"[64]. The necrology of Arnstein an der Lahn records the death 26 Apr of "Henrici comitis de Nassauwe, qui contulit nobis ecclesiam in Diffenbach inferiori…"[65].
     "m (before 1221) MECHTILD van Gelre, daughter of OTTO I Graaf van Gelre en Zütphen & his wife Richardis von Wittelsbach (-after 1247). "Heinricus et Roppertus comites de Nassovva" bought property from Mainz cathedral, with the consent of "uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis", by charter dated 11 Dec 1215[66]. "Heinricus…comes de Nassowe…collateralis nostra…Methildis" confirmed the dependence of "ecclesie in Nepphe" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 9 Jun 1239[67]. "Henricus comes de Nassowe et Methildis comitissa uxor eiusdem, Walramus primogenitus, ceterique liberi eorundem" donated tolls from a bridge to Altenburg abbey by charter dated 20 Jul 1245[68]. "Heinricus comes de Nassowe et Mectildis comitissa" donated "ecclesiam in Inferi[ori] Diffenbach" to Kloster Arnstein by charter dated 1247, witnessed by "…filiorum nostrorum Walerami, Ottonis, Henrici, Gerardi, Johannis"[69]. The necrology of Arnstein an der Lahn records the death 28 Oct of "Mecktildis comitisse de Nassauw sororis nostre"[70].
     "Graf Heinrich [II] & his wife had eleven children."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Genealogics:
     "Heinrich II was born about 1180, the eldest son of Walram I, Graf von Nassau, and Kunigunde von Ziegenhain. Before 1221 he married Mechteld van Gelre, daughter of Otto I, Graaf van Gelre, and Richardis von Scheyern-Wittelsbach. They had eleven children of whom three sons and two daughters would have progeny.
     "Heinrich was eight years old when he inherited the county of Nassau on the death of his father in 1198. In imperial politics he was generally a supporter of the Hohenstaufen until siding with Emperor Otto IV in the years 1209-11. In the years 1212-14 he held captive Archbishop Dieter of Trier, the adversary of Emperor Friedrich II. The archbishop of Mainz was one of his opponents, against whom he built the castle of Sionnenberg, while Archbishop Dieter built the castle of Montabaur against Heinrich. He found a supporter in Archbishop Engelbert I of Cologne, but in 1224 he had to give up half of Siegen to the archbishop in return for his protection.
     "In 1247 he became a supporter of Willem II, Graaf van Holland, in his election as King of the Germans. From 1248 Heinrich began a dispute with Hessen over the territory of Herborn, which would affect the relations between Nassau and Hessen for centuries after his death. His construction of the castle of the town of Dillenburg should be seen in connection with this dispute.
     "Heinrich was the patron of the abbey of St. George (Georgsstift) in Limburg an der Lahn during the construction of the Limburg cathedral. In 1239, at the request of his vassal Friedrich vom Hain, he transferred the income of the parish of Nethphen to the convent of the Order of Premonstratensian sisters at Keppel near Hilchenbach. His descendants took over the patronage of the convent.
     "Heinrich died before 25 January 1251."¹

; Per Wikipedia:
     "Henry II "the Rich" of Nassau, German: Heinrich II. "der Reiche" von Nassau (c.?1180[1][2] – 26 April 1247/48/49/50, before 25 January 1251)[1] was Count of Nassau. He distinguished himself in particular by his chivalrous and devout spirit. He was charitable and made great donations to the church, so that the monasteries and prayer houses in the area of present-day Nassau experienced the most significant bloom in his time. The greatest favour was the Teutonic Order to enjoy, to which he donated especially for the renunciation of his brother's, upon his entry into the order.[3] Henry participated in the Sixth Crusade. He was the builder of the castles Sonnenberg, Ginsburg and Dillenburg.
Biography
     "Henry II was the eldest son of Count Walram I of Nassau[1][2][4] and a certain Kunigunde, possibly a daughter of a count of Sponheim or a daughter of count Poppo II of Ziegenhain.[2]
     "Henry is mentioned for the first time in a charter dated 20 March 1198, together with his mother and his brother Rupert IV.[2] This mention means that he and his brother were of age at that time, that is to say, they had reached the age of 12.
     "Henry is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1198 and 1247.[2] He reigned with his brother Rupert until 1230.[1][2][4]
National politics
     "In the politics of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry was generally a loyal supporter of the Hohenstaufen emperors. However, between 1209 and 1211, he backed the rival Otto IV of Brunswick as emperor, before reverting sides to support Frederick II. Between 1212 and 1214, he held prisoner Frederick's (and his own) opponent, Archbishop Theodoric II of Trier.[5] Henry was in 1214 with Emperor Frederick II in Jülich, in 1223 with Frederick's son Henry in Worms, and in 1224 in Frankfurt.[3] In 1228 Henry took part in the Sixth Crusade of Emperor Frederick II.[6] In 1231 Henry attended the Imperial Diet of Worms and in 1232 he was at the imperial assembly of Frederick II in Ravenna.[2]
     "Later, however, Henry transferred to the papal camp, so that Frederick's son Conrad IV issued an execution order against him in 1241, about the success of which nothing is known.[3] In 1247 Henry supported the election of Anti-King William II of Holland, who confirmed all Henry’s imperial possessions and gave him the right to mint coins.[5]
Local politics
     "Henry's father had received the Königshof Wiesbaden from Emperor Frederick I in reward for his support of the emperor in the conflicts of 1170-1180.[7][8] The Nassau possessions in this area were expanded around 1214 when Henry received the Imperial Vogtship (Reichsvogtei) over Wiesbaden and the surrounding Königssondergau, which he held as fiefdoms.[5]
     "About the year 1200, Henry, together with his brother Rupert, began building Sonnenberg on a spur of Spitzkippel peak in the Taunus above Wiesbaden. This was intended for protection against the Archbishop of Mainz and its vassals, the Lords of Eppstein, who held the lands bordering Wiesbaden. However, the cathedral chapter of St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz claimed Sonnenberg as their own. To settle the dispute, Nassau paid 30 Marks to the cathedral chapter in 1221 to acquire the land of Sonnenberg Castle. They were also forced to recognize the sovereignty of the Archbishops of Mainz over Sonnenberg, taking the castle as a fief of Mainz.[9]
     "Towards the end of the 12th century, Walram I had been able to strengthen his power on the lower Lahn. As part of the inheritance of the Counts of Arnstein, he succeeded them as the Archbishopric of Trier's Vogt in Koblenz, Pfaffendorf (now a borough of Koblenz), Niederlahnstein, and Humbach (Montabaur). However, by the 1230s, Trier's influence near the Rhine and Lahn had strengthened enough to oust Nassau from the majority of the Archbishopric's vogtships.[7] The Archbishop had reinforced Montabaur around 1217 in order to protect his possessions on the right bank of the Rhine from Nassau.
     "In 1224, Henry found support from Engelbert II, the Archbishop of Cologne, who made Henry his Hofmarschall and Schenk (an honorary title that originally meant "cup-bearer").[5] However, in exchange for his protection from the Archbishops of Mainz and Trier, Henry had to cede half of Siegen to Cologne. Unaffected by this division of rule, however, Nassau retained its sovereign rights in Siegerland (the region surrounding Siegen), where the important High Jurisdiction (hohe Gerichtsbarkeit) and Hunting Ban (Wildbann) explicitly survived to 1259.[7]
     "During his reign, Henry fought out numerous feuds, especially with the nobles von Willnsdorf over Siegen, and von Merenberg over the Landgericht Rucheslo in the old Erdehegaue.[3] In the Siegerland, Henry built Ginsburg Castle during his reign.[4][10]
     "Henry’s brother, Rupert, had joined the Teutonic Order in 1230. On his death in 1239, Rupert bequeathed his legacy to the Order. Henry continuously disputed any division of his realm with the Teutonic Order.
     "Henry also held the Upper Vogtship over the Diocese of St. George in Limburg an der Lahn during the construction of the Limburg Cathedral. In 1239 he transferred, at the request of his vassal Friedrich vom Hain, the income of the Netphen parishes to the Premonstratensian Keppel Abbey near Hilchenbach. His descendants took over the patronage of the monastery.[11]
     "Henry's policies in the Herborner Mark angered the local aristocratic families. Around 1240, Henry built Dillenburg Castle[2] to better subjugate the dissidents. By 1248, the century-long Dernbacher Feud had already begun, involving Hesse as well in the context of the War of the Thuringian Succession, because of a feud started by Henry with Sophia of Thuringia and her son Henry I "the Child" of Hesse over the Herborner Mark, which burdened the Nassau-Hessian relationships beyond his death for centuries.
     "The necrology of Arnstein Abbey documented the death of ‘Henrici comitis de Nassauwe, qui contulit nobis ecclesiam in Diffenbach inferiori ...’ on 26 April.[1] Henry is still mentioned in a charter from 1247 and is listed as deceased in a charter from 25 January 1251. This means that he died on 26 April in either 1247, 1248, 1249 or 1250. He was succeeded by his sons Walram II and Otto I.
Marriage and children
     "Henry married before 11 December 1215[12] to Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen († 28 October 1247 or later),[13] the youngest daughter of Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen and Richardis of Bavaria[2] (herself daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria). From this marriage were born:[14]
External links
** Die territoriale Entwicklung Nassaus by Ulrich Reuling. (in German). Retrieved on 2009-01-26: https://web.archive.org/web/20071005004748/http://cgi-host.uni-marburg.de/~hlgl/atlas/pdf/15a-b.pdf
** Genealogies of the Middle Ages: https://web.archive.org/web/20070317062813/http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_1251/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_von_nassau_+_vor_1251.html
** Nassau in: Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, compiled by Charles Cawley: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NASSAU.htm
Sources
** Becker, E. (1983) [1950]. Schloss und Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Gang durch ihre Geschichte in Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Zur Gedenkfeier aus Anlaß der Verleihung der Stadtrechte am 20. September 1344 herausgegeben [Castle and City Dillenburg. A Journey through their History in Medieval and Modern Times. Published to celebrate the grant of Town Privileges on 20 September 1344] (in German) (2nd ed.) Dillenburg: Der Magistrat der Stadt Dillenburg.
** Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau [Genealogy of the Royal House of Nassau] (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. OCLC 27365371. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
** Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. & B. (1981). l’Allemagne Dynastique. Tome III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg [German Dynasties. Volume III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzburg] (in French). Le Perreux: Alain Giraud.
** Japikse, N. (1948). De Geschiedenis van het Huis van Oranje-Nassau [The History of the House of Orange-Nassau] (in Dutch) (2nd ed.) The Hague: Zuid-Hollandse Uitgevers Maatschappij. OCLC 66702287.
** Joachim, Ernst (1880). "Heinrich II., Graf von Nassau" [Henry II, Count of Nassau]. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie [Universal German Biography] (in German). Band 11. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. p. 547.
** Lück, Alfred (1981) [1967]. Siegerland und Nederland [Siegerland and The Netherlands] (in German) (2nd ed.) Siegen: Siegerländer Heimatverein e.V.
** Schwennicke, Detlev (1998). Europäische Stammtafeln, Neue Folge [European Genealogies, New Series] (in German). Band I. Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann GmbH. ISBN 3-465-02743-4. Table 60.
** Thiele, Andreas (1994). Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte, Band I, Teilband 2: Deutsche Kaiser-, Königs-, Herzogs- und Grafenhäuser II [Annotated genealogies from European History, Volume 1, Part 2: German Imperial, Royal, Ducal and Comital Houses II] (in German) (2nd ed.) Frankfurt am Main: RG Fischer Verlag. ISBN 3-89501-023-5.
** Venne, J.M. van der; Stols, Alexander A.M. (1937). "Gerhard graaf van Nassau, 1259-1313. De oudst bekende Nassau in Nederland?" [Gerhard Count of Nassau, 1259-1313. The eldest known Nassau in the Netherlands?]. De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde [The Dutch Lion, Monthly Journal of the Royal Dutch Society for Genealogy and Heraldry] (in Dutch). 1937 (2).
** Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A. (1882). Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden [The Royal House of Orange-Nassau. From the earliest days until the present] (in Dutch). Leiden & Utrecht: A.W. Sijthoff & J.L. Beijers.
References
1. Cawley.
2. Dek (1970).
3. Joachim (1880).
4. Vorsterman van Oyen (1882).
5. Thiele (1994), Table 307. Quoted at Genealogies of the Middle Ages Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
6. Becker (1983), p. 10.
7. Reuling.
8. In the article about Henry's father however is only stated: ‘Walram's close ties with the imperial house were rewarded with Königshof Wiesbaden.’ In the article about Sonnenberg Castle on the German Wikipedia on the other hand is stated: ‘Die Nassauer waren von Friedrich I. wahrscheinlich als Dank für Ihre Unterstützung in den Römerzügen 1154 mit dem Königshof Wiesbaden belehnt worden.’
9. History of Sonnenberg Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, City of Wiesbaden website. (in German). Retrieved on 2009-01-23.
10. Becker (1983), p. 9.
11. History of Stift Keppel Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. (in German). Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
12. Cawley quotes from a charter dated 11 December 1215, in which ‘Heinricus und Roppertus comites de Nassovva’ with the consent of ‘uxorum nostrarum Methildis et Gertrudis’ bought property from Mainz cathedral. From this can be concluded that Henry and Matilda were already married on 11 December 1215. All genealogies however state that the marriage took place "before 1221".
13. Cawley quotes from the Necrology of Arnstein Abbey which recorded the death of ‘Mecktildis comitisse de Nassauw sororis nostre’ on 28 October. She is last mentioned in a charter from the year 1247.
14. The genealogies differ in the number of children and the order in which they were born.
15. Van der Venne & Stols (1937)."⁵

     Walram II (?) Graf von Nassau was born in 1220.¹ He married Adelheid/Mechtild von Katzenelnbogen, daughter of Diether II von Katzenelnbogen Graf von Katzenelnbogen and Hildegunde von Eberstein(?), before 1250.²

Walram II (?) Graf von Nassau died on 24 January 1276.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "JAN [I] van Kuyc (-13 Jul 1308). Heer van Kuyc. "Johannes dominus de Kuuc" confirmed the donation made by his father Hendrik to Marienweerd by charter dated [1 Jan/12 Apr] 12.¹

     Adelheid/Mechtild von Katzenelnbogen married Walram II (?) Graf von Nassau, son of Heinrich II (?) Graf von Nassau and Mechtild van Gelre, before 1250.¹

Adelheid/Mechtild von Katzenelnbogen died on 22 February 1288 at Mainz (Frankfurt am Main), Stadtkreis Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (now).¹
Adelheid/Mechtild von Katzenelnbogen was buried after 22 February 1288 at Mainz (Frankfurt am Main), Stadtkreis Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (now).¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "ADELHEID [Mechtild] (-Mainz 22 Feb 1288, bur Mainz Klarissen-Kloster). Her parentage and marriage are indicated by the charter dated 5 Nov 1292 under which Adolf King of Germany settled the dispute between "Margaretam uxorem…Dietheri comitis de Katzenellenbogen avunculi nostri…neptem nostram" and "Dietherum ac Wilhelmum ipsius filios"[186]. A manuscript dated to end 13th/early 14th century records "…filii Henrici comitis…Walleramus, Methildis comitissa et filius eius Adolfus rex, Otto et uxor eius Agnes…"[187]. The necrology of Mainz St Clara records the death "Non Kal Mar" in 1288 of "Alheidis…comitissa de Nassowe" and her burial "in habitu soror"[188].
     "m (before 1250) WALRAM [II] Graf von Nassau, son of HEINRICH II "der Reiche" Graf von Nassau & his wife Mathilde van Gelderland ([1220]-24 Jan 1276)."
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     Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau was born circa 1285.¹ He married Agnes von Hessen on 24 December 1306
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His 1st wife.² Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau married Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim circa 1337
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His 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.³
Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau died on 7 January 1361.¹
Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau was buried after 7 January 1361 at Kloster Klarenthal, Wiesbaden, Stadtkreis Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany.¹
      ; Per Genealogics:
     "Gerlach, Graf von Nassau, was born about 1285, the younger son of Graf Adolf von Nassau, emperor-elect, and Gräfin Imagina von Limburg a.d.Lahn. From 1305 to 1344 Gerlach was Graf von Nassau of the Walram line, named after his grandfather Walram II, Graf von Nassau. Until 1361 he was Graf von Nassau-Sonnenberg.
     "On 24 December 1306 he married Agnes von Hessen, daughter of Heinrich von Hessen and Agnes of Bavaria. They had three sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and both daughters would have progeny. Agnes died in 1332, and about 1337 Gerlach married Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim, daughter of Kraft II von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Adelheid Mechtild von Württemberg. Their two sons Kraft and Rupert did not have progeny.
     "In 1309 Gerlach was able to transport the body of his father to the Cathedral of Speyer. He was close to the house of Luxembourg and to Heinrich VII, and in 1312 he accompanied Heinrich to Italy for his coronation as emperor. In 1310 he had accompanied Heinrich's son Johann 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, to Prague. After Heinrich's death he supported Friedrich II 'der Schöne' of Austria, the emperor-elect, son of Duke Albrecht I of Austria, his father's former enemy. In 1318 he defended Wiesbaden against the siege by Ludwig 'der Bayer', for which he received his own coinage. Only in 1322, after the Battle of Mühldorf, did Gerlach recognise Friedrich's opponent Ludwig as King of the Germans. In the Bavarian Brothers' War he had supported Ludwig's brother Rudolf I, but had pressed hard for a peace treaty.
     "In 1322 he reconciled himself with Emperor Ludwig. In 1326 he became imperial governor of the Wetterau and acquired half of the county of Weilnau with its castle of Neuweilnau. In 1328 he acquired the estate of Merenberg, in 1336 he received Biebrich as an imperial fief, and in 1338 he was imperial envoy to the pope in Avignon.
     "In disputes he supported the electorates of Mainz and Trier and the counts of Katzenelnbogen. With the latter there was a blood tie (his grandmother was a sister of Diether V, Graf von Katzenelnbogen).
     "In 1338 Emperor Ludwig visited him at Burg Sonnenberg. In 1344 Gerlach abdicated in favour of his sons Adolf I and Johann, but remained lord of Sonnenberg. As a follower of Emperor Karl IV he appeared in his entourage. In 1351 his second wife Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim petitioned Emperor Karl IV to grant town rights to Sonnenberg, which he did.
     "In 1355 the Walram line of the house of Nassau was split into Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (for Gerlach's son Adolf I from his first marriage), and Nassau-Sonnenberg (for his son Kraft from his second marriage). When Kraft fell the following year at the Battle of Maupertuis, Gerlach's youngest son Rupert followed Kraft as Graf von Nassau-Sonnenberg. Gerlach died on 7 January 1361, and was buried at the Abbey of Klarenthal which had been founded by his father."¹

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     Agnes von Hessen married Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau, son of Adolf (?) Graf von Nassau, Emperor of Germany and Imagina/Imogene von Isenburg-Limburg, on 24 December 1306
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His 1st wife.¹
Agnes von Hessen died on 13 January 1332.¹
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     Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim married Gerlach (?) Graf von Nassau, son of Adolf (?) Graf von Nassau, Emperor of Germany and Imagina/Imogene von Isenburg-Limburg, circa 1337
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His 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.¹
Irmengard von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim died after 1371.¹
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     Hendrik van Gelre and Aleidis (?) van Holland were engaged in 1198.^1,2
Hendrik van Gelre was buried in 1198 at Rijnsburg .¹
Hendrik van Gelre died in 1198.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "HENDRIK (-[1198], bur Rijnsburg). The Kronik van Arent toe Bocop names "Henderick" as the son of "Otto…grave van Gelre" and his wife[1028].
     "Betrothed (1198) to ALEIDIS [Adelheid] of Holland, daughter of DIRK VII Count of Holland & his wife Adelheid von Kleve ([1186]-before 1203, bur Rijnsburg). The Chronologia Johannes de Beke names "Adelheidim et Adam" as the two daughters of Count Dirk VII & his wife, specifying that Adelheid was betrothed to "Henrico domicello Gelrie"[1029]. The Annales Egmundani record the betrothal in 1197 of "Theodericus comes filiam Aleydem" and "filio comitis Ottonis…Heinricus" but specifying that "idem puer" died and was buried at Rijnsburg[1030]. The Chronologia Johannes de Beke records that "Otto comes Gelrensis" and "Theodericus Hollandensis" were reconciled and agreed the betrothal of "filiam suam Aleidem" and "filio comitis Ottonis…Henricus", but specifying in a later passage that both died soon after and were buried "in Rinesburgensi monasterio"[1031]."
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     Ludwig van Gelre died after 1207.¹
      ; Per Med Lands: "LUDWIG (-after 1207). “Otto...Gelre comes” donated property to Bedbur, with the consent of “Richardis uxoris mee et heredum meorum...Gerardi, Ottonis sive Lodevici”, by charter dated 1203[1042]. “Gerhardus comes Gelrie et Zutphanie” donated property to the church of Zutphen St Walburgis, for the soul of “patris mei Ottonis”, with the consent of “matris mee Richardis et fratrum meorum Ottonis, Xanctensis prepositi, et Lodewici”, by charter dated 1207[1043]."
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     Margareta van Gelre married Lothar II (?) Graf von Hochstaden, son of Lothar I von Ahr Graf von Hochstaden and Mechtild von Vianden, before 1216.²

Margareta van Gelre died in 1264.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "MARGARETA (-after 1264). "Lutharius…comes de Hostadin filius Lutharii comitis, et Margaretha uxor eius" recognised that the churches of "Vremesdorp et de Rummerskirchen" belonged to Knechtsteden abbey, by charter dated Feb 1227[1046]. “Lotharius comes de Hostade” settled a dispute with Kloster Schillingscapellen by charter dated Jul 1237, witnessed by "Margareta comitissa, Theodericus et Gerardus filii mei…"[1047]. "Margareta comitissa Hostadensis, Th. comes Hostadensis et Gerardus filii mei" granted rights in Hengebach castle to Wilhelm Graf von Jülich by charter dated 2 Nov 1242[1048].
     "m (before 1216) LOTHAR [III] Graf von Hochstaden, son of LOTHAR [I] Graf von Hostaden & his wife Mechtild von Vianden (-[1237/44])."
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     Lothar II (?) Graf von Hochstaden married Margareta van Gelre, daughter of Otto I (?) Graaf van Gelre en Zütphen and Richardis (?) von Scheyern-Wittelsbach, before 1216.¹

Lothar II (?) Graf von Hochstaden died between 1237 and 1242.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "LOTHAR [II] (-[1237/2 Nov 1242]). "Lutharius comes de Hostaden cum uxore mea Mechtilde et filiis meis Luthario et Conrado" donated the church at Frimmersdorf to the abbey of Knechtsteden by charter dated 1210[463]. Graf von Hochstaden. "Lutharius…comes de Hostadin filius Lutharii comitis, et Margaretha uxor eius" recognised that the churches of "Vremesdorp et de Rummerskirchen" belonged to Knechtsteden abbey, by charter dated Feb 1227[464]. “Lotharius comes de Hostade” settled a dispute with Kloster Schillingscapellen by charter dated Jul 1237, witnessed by "Margareta comitissa, Theodericus et Gerardus filii mei…"[465].
     "m (before 1216) MARGARETA van Gelre, daughter of OTTO I Graaf van Gelre & his wife Richardis of Bavaria (-after 1264). "Lutharius…comes de Hostadin filius Lutharii comitis, et Margaretha uxor eius" recognised that the churches of "Vremesdorp et de Rummerskirchen" belonged to Knechtsteden abbey, by charter dated Feb 1227[466]. “Lotharius comes de Hostade” settled a dispute with Kloster Schillingscapellen by charter dated Jul 1237, witnessed by "Margareta comitissa, Theodericus et Gerardus filii mei…"[467]. "Margareta comitissa Hostadensis, Th. comes Hostadensis et Gerardus filii mei" granted rights in Hengebach castle to Wilhelm Graf von Jülich by charter dated 2 Nov 1242[468]."
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