Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1490 in Cologne – 16 June 1558) was member of the House of Nassau who ruled the County of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.

Early life

He was born as the only son of Count Adolph III and his wife, Countess Margaret of Hanau-Lichtenberg. After his father died in 1511, he became the ruler in his own right.

Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

Marriage and issue

In 1514, he married Adriana of Glymes, the daughter of John III of Bergen op Zoom. They had five children: Catherine (1515-1540), married in 1538 to John II of Hohenfels Philip II (1516-1566) Margaret (1517-1596) Adolph (1518-1556), married in 1543 to Countess Françoise of Luxembourg, the daughter of Charles I, Count of Ligny Balthasar (1520-1568)

Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

House of Nassau

Counts of Nassau

1490 births

1558 deaths

16th-century German people

Counts of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein

Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein