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Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

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Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Born1473
Died(1523-05-28)28 May 1523
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)Margaret of Nassau-Wiesbaden
FatherJohn III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
MotherElisabeth of Hesse

Count Louis I of Nassau-Weilburg (1473 – 28 May 1523) was a son of Count John III of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife, Elisabeth of Hesse. In 1492, Louis I succeeded his grandfather Philip II as Count of Nassau-Weilburg, because his father had already died in 1480.

In 1502, Louis I married Margaret (1487–1548), a daughter of Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and Margarethe von Hanau-Lichtenberg. Louis and Margaret had the following children:

Ancestors

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Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
Born: 1473 Died: 28 May 1523
Preceded by Count of Nassau-Weilburg
1492-1523
Succeeded by