Rupert II, Count of Laurenburg

Rupert II, Count of Laurenburg
Born?
Diedc. 1159
Noble familyHouse of Nassau
Spouse(s)?
IssueHenry I, Count of Nassau
Walram I, Count of Nassau
FatherRupert I of Laurenburg
MotherBeatrix of Limburg

Rupert II of Laurenburg, German: Ruprecht II. von Laurenburg (died c. 1159[1]) was count of Laurenburg and one of the ancestors of the House of Nassau.

Laurenburg Castle

Rupert was a son of count Rupert I of Laurenburg and Beatrix of Limburg, a daughter of Walram II the Pagan, Count of Limburg and Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Jutta of Guelders (daughter of count Gerard I of Guelders).[1]

Rupert is mentioned as count of Laurenburg between 1154 and 1158. He ruled together with his brother Arnold II.[1][2] Rupert and Arnold were, together with their mother, last mentioned in a charter dated 1 April 1158.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Dek (1970).
  2. ^ a b Hesselfelt (1965).
  3. ^ Van de Venne & Stols (1937).