Not to be confounded with his uncle John II of Saarbrücken-Commercy
(fr)
Count of Saarbrücken
John II, Count of Saarbrücken Johann II. Graf von Saarbrücken |
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Reign | 1342–1381 |
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Reign | 1326-1381 |
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Born | c. 1310 |
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Died | (1381-03-11)11 March 1381 |
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Spouse | Ghislette of Bar |
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Issue |
Johanna of Saarbrücken |
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House | House of Saarbrücken-Commercy |
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Father | Simon of Saarbrücken-Commercy |
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Mother | Margaret of Savoy |
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John II of Saarbrücken, Jean II de Sarrebruck, Johann II von Saarbrücken (circa 1310 – 11 March 1381). He was the
Count of
Saarbrücken
(de) and
Seigneur (lord) of
Commercy
(fr), as Jean IV of Saarbrücken-Commercy, part "Château bas".
Life
John was the son of Simon of Saarbrücken-Commercy (d. 1325), son of
John I
(fr) (b. 1265 - 1341/42), Count of
Saarbrücken. His mother was Marguerite of Savoy-Vaud (d. 1313), a daughter of
Louis I of Vaud, married with Simon in 1309.
1326, before the death of John II's grandfather, Count John I, the inheritance was divided. John was awarded the
County of Saarbrücken and a small part of
Commercy, called "Saarbrücken" or "Château bas". The larger part of Commercy, called "Château haut", went to his uncle John II (Jean II)
(fr), as "Seigneur of Commercy", of the house of Saarbrücken-Commercy. One of his sons was Jean III.
Like his father Simon, John II supported France in the war against England. During the
Battle of Poitiers 1356, both John II and King
John II of France were taken prisoner by the English. He was held in
Wallingford Castle until 1360.
In 1362, he fought against gangs of mercenaries near
Lyon and was briefly taken prisoner again. John II undertook several diplomatic missions in the service of the French King. In 1362, he travelled to the court of Emperor
Charles IV and in the following years, he travelled to the English court several times. In 1364, he was appointed
Grand Butler of France as a reward for his services. In 1370 John was appointed chairman of the
Court of Finances. In 1371, he received the Lordship of
Vaucouleurs.
In 1380, John II retired from the French court. He died in 1381. As he had no sons, his daughter
Johanna inherited the County of Saarbrücken. However, she died later that year, and the county fell to her son
Philipp I of Nassau-Weilburg. Various lines of the
House of Nassau would hold the county until it was conquered by France in 1795.
Marriage and issue
Latest in 1334, John II married Ghislette (d. 1356/62), a daughter of Peter of
Bar (d.c. 1348), Lord of
Pierrefort, son of
Theobald II, Count of Bar. Ghiselette's mother was Jeanne of Vienne (d.b. 1326), daughter of Hugues of Vienne (d. 1307?), Sire of
Longwy and
Pagny (or Philipp I,
Count of Vianden?). John and Ghislette had one daughter:
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Johanna (d. 1381), married in 1353 to
John I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1309 – 1371), and had several children as follows. Formally she succeeded briefly as Countess of Saarbrücken, and as regent of Nassau-Weilburg for her young son, and the House of Nassau-Saarbrücken followed, with their son:
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Philipp I, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Weilburg (1368 – 1429), who ruled both the
County of Nassau-Weilburg and the
County of Saarbrücken. He married Anna of
Hohenlohe-
Weikersheim (d. 1410), and
Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont (c. 1395 – 1456) and had several children. At Philipps death in 1429, the counties were ruled jointly by his eldest sons, with their mother Elisabeth as regent until 1442, then it was divided between them:
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Philip II of Nassau-Weilburg (1418 – 1492), Count and founder of the line Nassau-Weilburg. At his majority in 1438 he began ruling in collaboration with his mother.
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Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken, aka Jean/John II/III, (1423 - 1472), Count and founder of the line Nassau-Saarbrücken. In 1444 he sold the
Seigneurie of Commercy "Château-Bas" to Louis of Lorraine
(fr) (1427 - 1445), marquis Pont-à-Mousson, son of King
René of Anjou (1409 - 1480), who inherited the property from his son.
- Johann (d. October 6, 1365) and
- Johannette (d. October 6, 1365), twins
- Johanna (1362-1383), married in
Kassel in 1377 to
Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse (ca. 1342 – June 10, 1413). Johanna died on January 1, 1383, in
Marburg.
- Agnes (d. 1401), married in 1382 to Count Simon III Wecker of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d. 1401)
- Schonette (d. 1436), married in 1384 to Heinrich X. von Homburg (d. 1409), married in 1414 to
Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode (1396-1452)
- Margarete (d. 1427), married ca. 1393 to
Frederick III, Count of Veldenz (d. 1444)
Ancestry
Ancestors of John II, Count of Saarbrücken |
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| | | | | | | | | Simon III ? of Commercy
(fr) (d.c. 1247) son of Gaucher I of Broyes-Commercy
(fr) | | | | | | |
Simon IV of Saarbrücken-Commercy (b. 1247 - 1308) Count of Saarbrücken, Seigneur of Commercy | | | | | | | | | | Mathilde, Countess of Saarbrücken (c.1224-1276) daughter of
Simon III, Count of Saarbrücken | | | | | | |
Jean I of Saarbrücken-Commercy
(fr) (c. 1260 - 1341/42) Count of Saarbrücken, Seigneur of Commercy | | | | | | | | | | | | ancestry with Gaucher II, Seigneur of Commercy
(fr) (d. 1308) | | | | | | | Elisabeth/Marguerite ? of Broyes-Commercy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simon of Saarbrücken-Commercy (d. 1325) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gobert VI
(fr) (d.c. 1239) | | | | | | | Gobert VII
(fr) (c. 1223 - 1279) | | | | | | | | | | Julienne of Rosoy (d.a. 1251) daughter of Roger of Rosoy | | | | | | | Mahaut of
Aspremont [
fr] | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas II of Coucy-Vervins (d. 1252/1253) son of
Ralph I, Lord of Coucy | | | | | | | Agnès of Coucy (1226? - 1277?) | | | | | | | | | | Mahaut of Rethel (d.a. 1255) daughter of
Hugh II, Count of Rethel | | | | | | | John II, Count of Saarbrücken Seigneur of Commercy "Château bas" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Thomas I, Count of Savoy (1178 – 1233) | | | | | | |
Thomas II of Piedmont (c.1199 - 1259) Lord of Piedmont, Count of Flanders & Hainaut
jure uxoris, regent of Savoy | | | | | | | | | |
Margaret (Beatrix) of Geneva (c. 1280 - d. 1252) | | | | | | |
Louis I of Savoy (1249/50 - c. 1302) Baron of Vaud | | | | | | | | | | | | Teodoro (Tedesio) III Fieschi, Count of Lavagna (c. 1180 - b. 1248) | | | | | | |
Beatrice Fieschi
(fr) (1225 - 1283) | | | | | | | | | | Simone della Volta (1204 - 1248 ?) or Vigolan of Capo-Corso | | | | | | | Margaret of
Savoy (d. 1313) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre (1206 - 1270) | | | | | | |
Philip II of Montfort, Lord of Castres (d. 1270) | | | | | | | | | | Eleonore of Courtenay (1208 - b. 1230) daughter of
Peter II of Courtenay | | | | | | | Jeanne of
Montfort-
Chambéon
(fr) (1250 - 1300 ?), | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guy I of Lévis [
fr], Lord of
Mirepoix (d. 1233) | | | | | | | Jeanne de Levis-Mirepoix | | | | | | | | | | Guibourge of Montfort (d.a. 1234) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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John II, Count of Saarbrücken House of Commercy Born: circa 1325 Died: 11 March 1381
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Count of Saarbrücken 1342–1381
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Seigneur of Commercy "Château bas", as Jean IV 1326-1381
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