John II, Count of Nassau-Siegen

John II with the Helmet, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John II with the Helmet, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Count of Nassau-Siegen; Count of Vianden; Count of half Diez;
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Reign	1416–1443 (Nassau-Siegen); 1417–1443 (Vianden); 1420–1443 (half Diez);
Predecessor	John I (Nassau-Siegen); Elisabeth of Sponheim-Kreuznach (Vianden); Adolf I of Nassau-Siegen (Diez);
Successor	John IV of Nassau-Siegen; Henry II of Nassau-Siegen;
Full name	John II with the Helmet, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Native name	Johann II. mit der Haube Graf von Nassau-Siegen
Born	?
Died	early May 1443; Dillenburg Castle
Buried	Keppel Abbey
Noble family	House of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)	–
Father	John I of Nassau-Siegen
Mother	Margaret of the Mark

Count John II with the Helmet of Nassau-Siegen (d. early May 1443), German: Johann II. mit der Haube Graf von Nassau-Siegen, succeeded, with his brothers, his father in 1416 as Count of Nassau-Siegen (a part of the County of Nassau). With his brothers, he inherited the County of Vianden in 1417, and also inherited half of the County of Diez in 1420. He descended from the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau.

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