Engelbrecht (Nassau) van Nassau-Dillenburg (1370 - 1442)

Born 1370 in Dillenburg, Hessen Nassau, Prussia

Ancestors

Husband of Johanna (Polanen) van Polanen — married 1 Aug 1405 in Breda, Noord Brabant, Netherlands

Descendants

Died 3 May 1442 at about age 72 in Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland

Problems/Questions Profile manager: John Atkinson [send private message]

Biography

Engelbrecht I van Nassau (Dillenburg, tussen 1370-1380 - Breda, 3 mei 1442) was de zoon van graaf Johan I van Nassau-Dillenburg en Margaretha, gravin van der Marck, dochter van graaf Adolf II van der Mark en volgde zijn vader op als graaf van Nassau-Dillenburg ^[1][2]

He was a student in Cologne Germany in 1389 and dean of the cathedral at Munster until 1399. He was advisor to the Duke of Brabant , first for Anton of Burgundy and later for his son John IV of Brabant .Engelbrecht also played an important role in the realization of the marriage between John IV, Duke of Brabant and Jacoba of Bavaria, which would eventually lead to resurgent lasting strife. After the death of Jan IV around 1430 he entered the service of Philip the Good.^[1]

Engelbrecht I of Nassau waved, because his two brothers remained childless, away the deanery and on the first of August, 1403 in Breda, the much older Engelbrecht van Nassau-Dillenburg and just 11 year old Johanna (Jehenne) van Polanen were married in Church, a big event for Dutch History, because by this marriage a branche of the Nassau family settled forgood in the Netherlands. Willem "de Zwijger" is a direct descendant of this couple. The 11 -year-old Johanna ( Jehenne ) van Polanen was the heiress of the Glories of Breda and the Lek and many other areas in the Netherlands . ^[1][2]

The wealth she brought in this marriage surpassed that of Nassau . Engelbrecht immediately settled in the castle in Breda that this marriage entailed . The first child was born only seven years after the date of marriage , Jan IV in 1410. Why the guardians of Polans saw a suitable marriage partner in Engelbrecht remains unclear. ^[1][2]

By this marriage began the rise of the House of Nassau in the Netherlands . ^[2]They had six children ^[1][2]

He inherited Grimbergen of a distant cousin.^{[3] [2]}

Charters

• Datering 1435 Akte van overdracht, door Engelbrecht van Nassau, heer van Breda, en Johanna, vrouwe van Breda, aan Johan Billen / Dirk A. Wonnen / Aard van Diest, van 44½ bunder moergrondin Voshil, fotokopie van kopie uit 17e eeuw van Havermans, ^[4]

Death

Death: Date: 1442-05-03 Place: Breda, Noord Brabant, Netherlands^{[5] [1][2]}

Source

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Source:Kinderen van Engelbrecht I van Nassau (ca.1370-1442) Graaf van Nassau, (half-) Diez (1420) en Vianden (1417-1421), domproost te Munster (1399-1404).Engelbrecht
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Source: Ons Verleden Hedentendage. Twee oorkonden ter bevestiging van het Huwelijkscontract tussen Engelbert I van Nassau en Johanna van Polanen bron nationaal archief. Een Adelijk Huwelijk, Marriage charters
3. ↑ Van Ermen, Feodaal Heerlijke verhoudingen en territoriale patronen in het middeleeuwse Hertogdom Brabant (12de-14de eeuw), Leuven, 1989, p. 1381
4. ↑ Archieven.nl Akte van overdracht 1435 346 Cuypers van Velthoven, 1320 - 1870 Inventaris Cuypers van Velthoven, inventarisnrs 1705 - 2261 225 Vindplaats origineel: Den Bosch Omvang: 1 stuk Organisatie: Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC)
5. ↑ Imported only 1442 from Death Date.

• Source: Wikipedia Engelbrecht I van Nassau-Dillenburg

Acknowledgments

• Travis Wagner Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.