Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

Who is Balthasar, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein?

Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein was the youngest son of Count Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife, Adriana of Glymes of Bergen, the daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom.

In 1566, Balthasar succeeded his elder brother Philip II as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein. However, he died only two years later. He was succeeded by his son John Louis I.

In 1564, Balthasar married Margaret, the daughter of Reinhard of Isenburg-Birstein. They had a son:

John Louis I

After Balthasar's death, Margaret married Count George I of Leiningen-Westerburg.