Jan V of Nassau-Vianden-Diez
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Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (Breda
, 1455 – Dillenburg
, 30 July 1516) was count of Nassau (in Siegen
, Dillenburg
, Hadamar
and Herborn
), Vianden
and Diez, and Lord of Breda
. He was the paternal grandfather of William the Silent
.
He was the son of Jan IV of Nassau
and Maria van Loon-Heinsberg.
Johann V was in 1504 and 1505 stadtholder
of Guelders
and Zutphen. In 1504 he inherited Breda and Vianden from his brother Engelbrecht II of Nassau.
Johann V married in 1482, Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen. They had 6 children:
Count Johann V was buried at Siegen
.
His Dutch possessions went to his eldest son Henry, his German possessions to his other son William.
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, 1455 – Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Dillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
, 30 July 1516) was count of Nassau (in Siegen
Siegen
Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
, Dillenburg
Dillenburg
Dillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
, Hadamar
Hadamar
Hadamar is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial...
and Herborn
Herborn
Herborn is a historic town on the Dill in the Lahn-Dill district of Hesse in Germany. Before World War I, it was granted its own title as Nassauisches Rothenburg. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its half-timbered houses; Herborn is located on the German...
), Vianden
Vianden
Vianden is a commune with city status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany., the town of Vianden,...
and Diez, and Lord of Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
. He was the paternal grandfather of William the Silent
William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
.
He was the son of Jan IV of Nassau
Jan IV of Nassau
Jan IV of Nassau was Count of Nassau, Dietz and Dillenburg. He was the son of Engelbert I of Nassau, Count of Nassau and Dillenburg, Lord of Breda and Johanna of Polanen....
and Maria van Loon-Heinsberg.
Johann V was in 1504 and 1505 stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
of Guelders
Guelders
Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...
and Zutphen. In 1504 he inherited Breda and Vianden from his brother Engelbrecht II of Nassau.
Johann V married in 1482, Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, called "the Rich" was the second son of Louis I of Hesse and his wife Anna of Saxony....
and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen. They had 6 children:
- Henry III of Nassau-BredaHenry III of Nassau-BredaCount Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz , Lord of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Diest, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau....
(1483–1538) - Johann von Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (1484–1504)
- Ernst (1486)
- William I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....
(1487–1559), father of William the SilentWilliam the SilentWilliam I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
. - Elisabeth of Nassau (1488–1559)
- Maria of Nassau (1491–1547)
Count Johann V was buried at Siegen
Siegen
Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
.
His Dutch possessions went to his eldest son Henry, his German possessions to his other son William.