John III, Count of Nassau-Siegen

John III the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John III the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Count of Nassau-Siegen; Count of Vianden; Count of half Diez;
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Reign	1416–1430 (Nassau-Siegen); 1417–1430 (Vianden); 1420–1430 (half Diez);
Predecessor	John I (Nassau-Siegen); Elisabeth of Sponheim-Kreuznach (Vianden); Adolf I of Nassau-Siegen (Diez);
Successor	John II with the Helmet of Nassau-Siegen; Engelbert I of Nassau-Siegen;
Full name	John III the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Native name	Johann III. der Jüngere Graf von Nassau-Siegen
Born	?
Died	18 April 1430
Noble family	House of Nassau-Siegen
Spouse(s)	–
Father	John I of Nassau-Siegen
Mother	Margaret of the Mark

Count John III the Younger of Nassau-Siegen (d. 18 April 1430), German: Johann III. der Jüngere 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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