John of Nassau was a clergyman from the House of Nassau. From 1267 to 1290 he was Bishop-Elect of the Bishopric of Utrecht as John I. He did not care much for his spiritual functions, and his governme
John possibly depicted on two seals of the city Utrecht
The Lebuinus Church in Deventer
Matilda of Guelders
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Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen, was a countess from the House of Wassenberg and by marriage countess of Nassau. She is a direct ancestor of both the Kings of the Netherlands and the Grand Dukes of Lu
John I, Bishop-Elect of Utrecht
…for him to maintain the inner peace, under which the Nedersticht in particular suffered greatly. John was the sixth son of Count Henry II of Nassau and Matilda of Guelders and Zutphen, the youngest daughter of Count Otto I of Guelders and Zutphen and Richardis of Bavaria. John is first mentioned in a charter from 1247. From 1262 to…
Noble seals from the twelfth century; Matilda’s is on the left, bottom row.