Walram II, Count of Nassau

Walram was the second son of Count Henry II of Nassau and Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen,[1][2] the youngest daughter of Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen and Richardis of Bavaria[1] (herself daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria).

[3] Walram and Otto divided their county on 16 December 1255 with the river Lahn as border.

The area south of the Lahn: the lordships Wiesbaden, Idstein, the Ämter Weilburg (with the Wehrholz) and Bleidenstadt, was assigned to Walram.

[4] Nassau Castle and dependencies (Dreiherrische),[5] the Ämter Miehlen and Schönau (Schönau Abbey near Strüth über Nastätten)[6] as well as the Vierherrengericht,[7] Laurenburg Castle, the Esterau (which was jointly owned with the counts of Diez) and the fiefs in Hesse remained jointly owned.

[1][2] Walram lost several towns, including Niederlahnstein, Pfaffenhofen and Vallendar, to the Archbishop of Trier.