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John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (Jan or Johan; Dillenburg, 29 September 1583 – Ronse, 27 July 1638) was a German nobleman and militarist of the 17th century.
Juan VIII de Nassau-Siegen (Jan o Johan; Dillenburg, 29 de septiembre de 1583-Ronse, Países Bajos Españoles, 27 de julio de 1638) fue un noble y militar alemán del siglo XVII.
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John was born at Siegen Castle[de][note 1] on 7 June 1561 as the second son of Count John VI the Elder of Nassau-Siegen and his first wife Landgravine Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg. John first attended the Counts' School in Siegen and then – in 1576 – went to the Heidelberg University together with his three oldest brothers William Louis, George and Ph...
In the time that John the Middle lived, it was not yet customary for reigning counts to be numbered, as was the case with kings. When father and son had the same given name and the son came of age, it was necessary to distinguish both. In this case, the father was referred to as Johann der Ältere and the son as Johann der Jüngere. This is similar t...
First marriage
John the Middle married firstly at Dillenburg Castle[note 9] on 9 December 1581[note 10] to Countess Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen (1558 – Idstein Castle,[note 11] 9 September 1599), the youngest daughter of Count Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen and his third wife Countess Jutta of Isenburg-Grenzau.[note 12] Magdalene was the widow of Count Philip Louis I of Hanau-Münzenberg. From the marriage of John and Magdalene the following children were born: 1. John Ernest (Siegen Castle, 21 October 15...
Second marriage
John the Middle remarried at Rotenburg Castle[note 35] on 27 August 1603[note 36] to Duchess Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (Haus Sandberg am Alsensund near Sonderburg, 24 February 1583 – Nassauischer Hof[de], Siegen, 10/20 April 1658[note 37]), the youngest daughter of Duke John II the Younger of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his first wife Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. From the marriage of John and Margaret the following children were born: 1. Fürst John Maurice...
Known descendants
Although the House of Nassau-Siegen became extinct in male lineage in 1743, John the Middle has many known descendants in female lineage. Not only all reigning European monarchs are descendants of John, but also the heads of the no longer reigning royal houses of Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Greece, Lippe, Prussia, Romania and Waldeck and Pyrmont. Other known descendants are: 1. the Prussian Field Marshal Fürst Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau (der Alte Dessauer), 2. the French Field Marshal Maurice of...
Van der Aa, A.J. (1855). "Brederode (Joan Wolfert van)". Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderl...Aßmann, Helmut & Menk, Friedhelm (1996). Auf den Spuren von Nassau und Oranien in Siegen(in German). Siegen: Gesellschaft für Stadtmarketing Siegen e.V.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 her...von Behr, Kamill (1854). Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser(in German). Leipzig: Verlag von Bernhard Tauchnitz.Johann VII. der Mittlere von Nassau-Siegen (in German). In: ZEIT.RAUM Siegen(in German).Nassau-Siegen, Johann VII. Graf von (in German). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS)(in German).2 de nov. de 2023 · Media in category "John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen" The following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total.
His eldest son, John VIII, who had converted to Catholicism, received the part of the county south of the river Sieg and the original castle in Siegen (which after 1695 was called the "Upper Castle"). John VIII was the founder of the Catholic line of Nassau-Siegen.
Details. Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599-1641 London) Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638), three-quarter-length. oil on canvas. 44 ½ x 32 1/8 in. (113 x 81.5 cm.) Provenance. The sitter, Palais Nassau, Brussels and Castle Renaix (Ronce), Hainault, and by inheritance to his wife.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Schloss Dillenburg, Nassau, Deutschland (HRR) Death: July 27, 1638 (54) Renaix, Flandre, Nederlande. Place of Burial: Bruxelles, Brabant, Nederlande. Immediate Family: Son of Johannes VII, count of Nassau-Siegen and Magdalena of Waldeck-Wildungen, Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg, Countess of Nassau.
