Rupert IV, Count of Nassau

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Rupert IV was the second son of Count Walram I of NassauVorsterman van Oyen (1882). and a certain Kunigunde, possibly a daughter of a count of Sponheim or a daughter of Poppo II, Count of Ziegenhain.

Rupert is mentioned for the first time in a charter dated 20 March 1198, together with his mother and his brother Henry II. This mention means that he and his brother were of age at that time, that is to say, they had reached the age of 12.

Rupert is mentioned as count of Nassau between 1198 and 1230. He reigned with his brother Henry.

Rupert's father had received the Königshof Wiesbaden from Emperor Frederick I in reward for his support of the emperor in the conflicts of 1170–1180.Reuling.In the article about Rupert's father however is only stated: ‘Walram's close ties with the imperial house were rewarded with Königshof Wiesbaden.’ In the article about Sonnenberg Castle on the German Wikipedia on the other hand is stated: ‘Die Nassauer waren von Friedrich I. wahrscheinlich als Dank für Ihre Unterstützung in den Römerzügen 1154 mit dem Königshof Wiesbaden belehnt worden.’ The Nassau possessions in this area were expanded around 1214 when Rupert's brother Henry received the Imperial Vogtship (Reichsvogtei) over Wiesbaden and the surrounding Königssondergau, which he held as fiefdoms.Thiele (1994), Table 307. Quoted at [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_1251/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_von_nassau_+_vor_1251.html Genealogies of the Middle Ages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317062813/http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_1251/heinrich_2_der_reiche_graf_von_nassau_+_vor_1251.html |date=2007-03-17 }}. {{in lang|de}}. Retrieved on 2009-01-29.

About the year 1200, Rupert, together with his brother Henry, began building Sonnenberg Castle on a spur of Spitzkippel peak in the Taunus above Wiesbaden. This was intended for protection against the Archbishop of Mainz and its vassals, the Lords of Eppstein, who held the lands bordering Wiesbaden. However, the cathedral chapter of St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz claimed Sonnenberg as their own. To settle the dispute, Nassau paid 30 Marks to the cathedral chapter in 1221 to acquire the land of Sonnenberg Castle. They were also forced to recognize the sovereignty of the Archbishops of Mainz over Sonnenberg, taking the castle as a fief of Mainz.[http://www.wiesbaden.de/leben_wi/stadtteile/sonnenberg/geschichte.php History of Sonnenberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219002941/http://www.wiesbaden.de/leben_wi/stadtteile/sonnenberg/geschichte.php |date=2007-12-19 }}, City of Wiesbaden website. {{in lang|de}}. Retrieved on 2009-01-23.

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Rupert is mentioned as a Knight of the Teutonic Order in 1230. Rupert died after January 1, 1239, and bequeathed his legacy to the Order. This would eventually lead to conflict between the House of Nassau and the Order.Thiele (1994), Table 307, quoted at [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/ruprecht_4_graf_von_nassau_nach_1239/ruprecht_4_graf_von_nassau_+_nach_1239.html Robert IV], Genealogies of the Middle Ages. Retrieved on 2009-01-31.

Rupert married before 11 December 1215 to Gertrud (died ca. 1222), possibly a daughter of the Count of Cleeberg. From this marriage no children are known.

• {{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 |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 }}

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• [http://cgi-host.uni-marburg.de/~hlgl/atlas/pdf/15a-b.pdf Die territoriale Entwicklung Nassaus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005004748/http://cgi-host.uni-marburg.de/~hlgl/atlas/pdf/15a-b.pdf |date=2007-10-05 }} by Ulrich Reuling. {{in lang|de}}. Retrieved on 2009-01-26.
• [http://www.nassau-info.de/geschichte-sb-alt.htm Family tree of the early House of Nassau]
• [http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/nassau/ruprecht_4_graf_von_nassau_nach_1239/ruprecht_4_graf_von_nassau_+_nach_1239.html Genealogies of the Middle Ages]. Retrieved on 2009-01-31.

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