John II of Loon

John II (Johann II), (d. 1438), Lord of Jülich, Heinsberg and Löwenberg (Herr zu Julich und Heinsberg), son of Godfrey de Heinsberg, Count of Looz, and Philippa of Jülich, daughter of William V, Duke of Jülich, and Joanna of Hainaut. Although John was the first son of Godfrey, he did not inherit the countship of Looz, the title instead going to Arnold of Rumingy.

John married first Margaret (Margareta van Gennep, d. 1419), Countess of Solms-Braunfels, and second Anna of Solms (d. 1433). John and Margaret had four children:

  • Johann III (d. before 1441), married Walpurg von Mörs. Their granddaughter Johanna was the Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
  • Wilhelm I (d. 24 April 1439), married Elizabeth von Blankenheim, daughter of Gerhard IX, Count of Blankenheim, great-great-grandson of Gerard I, Count of Durbuy.
  • John of Heinsberg (d. 1459), Bishop of Liège (1419-1455)
  • Philippa (d. 1464), married Wilhelm von Wied-Isenburg.

John and Anna had two children:

Among the descendants of John (through Maria of Loon-Heinsberg) were Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg and William the Silent, Prince of Orange.

Sources

Arlette Laret-Kayser, Entre Bar et Luxembourg : Le Comté de Chiny des Origines à 1300, Bruxelles (éditions du Crédit Communal, Collection Histoire, série in-8°, n° 72), 1986

Marchandisse, Alain, La fonction épiscopale à Liège aux xiiie et xive siècles: étude de politologie historique, Bibliothèque de la Faculté de Philosophie et de Lettres de l'Université de Liège, 1998

Medieval Lands Project, Herren von Heinsberg (Sponheim)

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