John, Count of Nassau-Idstein
| John, Count of Nassau-Idstein | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Sibylla Magdalena of Baden-Durlach Anna of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg |
| Noble family | House of Nassau |
| Father | Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg |
| Mother | Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel |
| Born |
24 November 1603 Saarbrücken |
| Died | 23 May 1677 (aged 73) Idstein |
Count John of Nassau-Idstein (born 24 November 1603 in Saarbrücken; died: 23 May 1677 in Idstein) was Count of Nassau and Protestant Regent of Idstein.
His parents were Louis II of Nassau-Weilburg (1565–1627) and his wife, countess Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel (1567–1626). His father had in 1605 reunited all the possessions of the Walram line of the House of Nassau: Saarbrücken, Weilburg and Idstein. His brother was William Louis. When the brothers divided their father's inheritance on 29 January 1629 in Ottweiler, William Louis received the County of Saarbrücken, the district of Ottweiler, the Bailiwick of Herbitzheim, and the community of Saarwellingen. John received the Lordship of Idstein, Wiesbaden and Sonnenberg. The two younger brothers, Ernest Casimir and Otto received Wehener Grund and the district of Burgschwalbach. However, since they were still minors, William Louis administered those territories as regent.
Shortly thereafter, their territories were put at risk by the Imperial Edict of Restitution of 2 March 1629, when the Prince-Archbishops of Mainz and Trier claimed restitution of church properties that had been confiscated after the Peace of Passau of 1552. On 7 July 1629, the Reichskammergericht ruled that the House of Nassau had to return city and castle of Sarrewerden, Bouquenom and Wieberstweiler to the Bishopric of Metz as fiefs of Lorraine. They were allowed to keep their other disputed possessions.
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