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{{Infobox noble
|name = Walram II, Count of Nassau
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|noble family = [[House of Nassau]]
|father = [[Henry II, Count of Nassau|Henry II of Nassau]]
|mother = [[Matilda of Guelders|Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen]]
|spouse = [[Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen]]
|issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Diether of Nassau|Diether]]
* [[Adolf, King of the Romans|Adolf]]
* Richardis
* Matilda
* Imagina}}
|birth_date = {{circa|1220}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = {{death date and age|1276|01|24|1220|df=y}}
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}}
'''Walram II of Nassau''' ({{langx|de|Walram II. von Nassau}}; {{circa|1220}}<ref name="dek">Dek (1970).</ref> – 24 January 1276) was [[Count]] of [[County of Nassau|Nassau]] and is the ancestor of the Walramian branch of the [[House of Nassau]].

== Life ==
[[File:Walram Nassau wapen.svg|thumb|right|Coat of Arms of the Counts of Nassau from the Walramian branch]]
Walram was the second son of Count [[Henry II, Count of Nassau|Henry II of Nassau]] and [[Matilda of Guelders|Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen]],<ref name="dek" /><ref name="vorsterman">Vorsterman van Oyen (1882).</ref> the youngest daughter of Count [[Otto I, Count of Guelders|Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen]] and [[Richardis of Bavaria]]<ref name="dek" /> (herself daughter of [[Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria]]). Walram is first mentioned in a [[charter]] dated 20 July 1245.

Walram succeeded his father before 1251, together with his brother [[Otto I, Count of Nassau|Otto I]].<ref name="dek" /><ref name="vorsterman" /><ref name="becker">Becker (1983), p. 11.</ref><ref name="huberty">Huberty, et al. (1981).</ref> They received [[town privileges]] for [[Herborn, Hesse|Herborn]] from the German King [[William II of Holland|William]] in 1251.<ref name="becker" />

Walram and Otto divided their county on 16 December 1255 with the river [[Lahn]] as border. The division treaty is nowadays known as the ''[[Prima divisio]]''. The area south of the Lahn: the [[Herrschaft (territory)|lordships]] [[Wiesbaden]], [[Idstein]], the [[Amt (country subdivision)|''Ämter'']] [[Weilburg]] (with the Wehrholz) and [[Bleidenstadt]], was assigned to Walram.<ref name="huberty" /> [[Nassau Castle]] and dependencies (''Dreiherrische''),<ref>Castle and ''Amt'' Nassau bore the name ''Dreiherrische'' because until 1778 it was jointly owned by the Ottonian branch and two sub-branches of the Walramian branch (Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg). See: Huberty, et al. (1981).</ref> the ''Ämter'' [[Miehlen]] and Schönau ([[Schönau Abbey (Nassau)|Schönau Abbey]] near [[Strüth|Strüth über Nastätten]])<ref>The ''Ämter'' of Miehlen and Schönau remained jointly owned until 1303, after which they were transferred to the Walramian branch and both sub-branches owned them jointly until 1778. See: Huberty, et al. (1981).</ref> as well as the ''Vierherrengericht'',<ref>The ''Vierherrengericht'' was named after its four owners, the counts of Katzenelnbogen (Hessen), Diez (Nassau-Diez), Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg. In 1774 these areas, around the city of Nastätten and composed of thirty-eight villages, were divided. See: Huberty, et al. (1981).</ref> [[Laurenburg Castle]], the [[County of Holzappel|''Esterau'']] (which was jointly owned with the counts of Diez) and the [[fief]]s in [[Landgraviate of Hesse|Hesse]] remained jointly owned.<ref name="huberty" /><br>
Later, perhaps shortly after the conclusion of the division treaty, Walram expressed dissatisfaction with some provisions of the treaty and challenged them. Whether he was already acting under the influence of the mental illness from which he suffered is unknown. What is certain is that in an attack of insanity he burned his copy of the division treaty.<ref name="sauer">Sauer (1896).</ref>

Walram was ''[[Hofmarschall]]'' and ''[[Geheimrat]]'' of King [[Rudolf I of Germany]].<ref name="dek" /><ref name="vorsterman" />

Walram lost several towns, including [[Niederlahnstein]], Pfaffenhofen and [[Vallendar]], to the [[Archbishop]] of [[Electorate of Trier|Trier]]. He also continued the [[Dernbacher Feud]] against Hesse. He died – allegedly in mental derangement – on 24 January 1276. He was succeeded by his son [[Adolf, King of the Romans|Adolf]].

== Marriage and children ==
Walram married before 1250 to [[Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen]] († [[Mainz]], 22 February 1288),<ref name="dek" /> daughter of Count [[Diether IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen|Diether IV of Katzenelnbogen]] and Hildegunde.<ref name="dek" /> As a widow Adelheid was a [[Poor Clares|Clarissan]] [[nun]] in Wiesbaden (in the summer) and in Mainz (in the winter).<ref name="vorsterman" /> She was buried in the St. Clara monastery in Mainz.<ref name="dek" /><ref name="vorsterman" /><br>
From this union came the following children:<ref name="dek" /><ref name="vorsterman" />
# [[Diether of Nassau|Diether]] ({{circa|1250}} – [[Trier]], 23 November 1307), was Archbishop of Trier 1300-1307.
# [[Adolf, King of the Romans|Adolf]] ({{circa|1255}} – [[Göllheim]], 2 July 1298), succeeded his father as count of Nassau, was [[King of Germany]] 1292-1298.
# Richardis (died 28 July 1311), was a nun in the St. Clara monastery in Mainz and later in [[Klarenthal Abbey]] near Wiesbaden.
# Matilda (died young).
# Imagina (died before 1276), may have married Frederick of Lichtenberg.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
* {{cite book |last=Becker |first=E. |date=1983 |orig-year=1950 |title=Schloss und Stadt Dillenburg. Ein Gang durch ihre Geschichte in Mittelalter und Neuzeit. Zur Gedenkfeier aus Anlaß der Verleihung der Stadtrechte am 20. September 1344 herausgegeben |trans-title=Castle and City Dillenburg. A Journey through their History in Medieval and Modern Times. Published to celebrate the grant of Town Privileges on 20 September 1344 |language=de |edition=2nd |location=[[Dillenburg]] |publisher=Der Magistrat der Stadt Dillenburg }}
* {{cite book |last= Dek|first=A.W.E. |date=1970 |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |trans-title=Genealogy of the Royal House of Nassau |url=http://www.geocities.com/vincent_ville/dek1.html |language=nl |location=[[Zaltbommel]] |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |oclc=27365371 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091026035844/http://www.geocities.com/vincent_ville/dek1.html |archive-date=2009-10-26 |url-status= dead|access-date=2009-01-28 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Huberty |first1=Michel |last2=Giraud |first2=Alain |last3=Magdelaine |first3=F. & B. |date=1981 |title=l’Allemagne Dynastique. Tome III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg |trans-title=German Dynasties. Volume III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzburg |language=fr |location=[[Le Perreux]] |publisher=Alain Giraud }}
* {{cite book |last=Sauer |first=Wilhelm |title=[[Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]] |trans-title=Universal German Biography |language=de |location=[[Leipzig]] |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |date=1896 |volume=Band 40 |pages=778–779 |chapter=Graf Walram II. von Nassau |trans-chapter=Count Walram II of Nassau }}
* {{cite book |last=Schwennicke |first=Detlev |date=1998 |title=[[Europäische Stammtafeln]], Neue Folge |trans-title=European Genealogies, New Series |language=de |location=[[Frankfurt am Main]] |publisher=Vittorio Klostermann GmbH |volume=Band I |isbn=3-465-02743-4 }} Table 60.
* {{cite book |last=Thiele |first=Andreas |date=1994 |title=Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte, Band I, Teilband 2: Deutsche Kaiser-, Königs-, Herzogs- und Grafenhäuser II |trans-title=Annotated genealogies from European History, Volume 1, Part 2: German Imperial, Royal, Ducal and Comital Houses II |language=de |location=[[Frankfurt am Main]] |publisher=RG Fischer Verlag |edition=2nd |isbn=3-89501-023-5 }}
* {{cite book |last=Vorsterman van Oyen |first=A.A. |date=1882 |title=Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden |trans-title=The Royal House of Orange-Nassau. From the earliest days until the present |language=nl |location=[[Leiden]] & [[Utrecht]] |publisher=A.W. Sijthoff & J.L. Beijers }}

== External links ==
* [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/walram_2_graf_von_nassau_1276/walram_2_graf_von_nassau_+_1276.html Genealogies of the Middle Ages].

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Walram II, Count of Nassau - Revision history

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