John II, Count of Saarbrücken

John II of Saarbrücken ( * before 1325, † March 11, 1381 ) was from 1342 to his death, Count of Saarbrücken.

Life

Johann was the son of Simon of Saarbrücken- COMMERCY († 1325 ), and Margaret of Savoy, a daughter of Louis I. Lord of Vaud. After the death of his grandfather, Count Johann I, the property was divided. Johann was the county Saarbrücken, as well as a small amount of COMMERCY. The greater part fell to John's cousin Simon Commercy. Like his grandfather, Johann was an ally of France in the war against England. At the battle of Poitiers in 1356 he got together with the French King John II in English captivity. He was brought to the castle at Wallingford Oxford and only came in 1360 again. In 1362 he fought against mercenary bands and fell in Lyon again briefly in captivity. In the service of the French crown, he undertook several diplomatic missions in 1362 to the court of Emperor Charles IV and in the following years several times at the English court. For his services he was appointed in 1364 to the Grand Bouteillier, 1371 he was given dominion Vaucouleurs.

John retired in 1380 from the French court back and died in the following year. The county of Saarbrücken inherited Johanns daughter Johanna, but still died the same year. Saarbrücken now fell to Johanna's son Philip of Nassau -Weilburg. The county of Saarbrücken was now up to the conquest by Napoleon in possession of various lines of the House of Nassau.

Family

Johann married Ghislette 1334, daughter of Peter von Bar, Mr. Pierre Fort. Their daughter Johanna († 1381 ), married in 1353 with John I, Count of Nassau- Weilburg.