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John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

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John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (5 April 1511 – 23 November 1574) was a son of Count John Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his second wife Catherine of Moers. He succeeded his childless brother Philip II in 1554 as Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken. He married Adelaide of Kronenkracht and Elisabeth Selz. However, his children predeceased him. When he died in 1574, Nassau-Saarbrücken fell to Nassau-Weilburg.

John III, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Born: 5 April 1511 Died: 23 November 1574
Preceded by Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
1554-1574		 Succeeded byas Count of Nassau-Weilburg
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