Countess Adriana of Nassau-SiegenIn many sources she is called Adriana of Nassau-Dillenburg. The County of Nassau-Siegen is erroneously called Nassau-Dillenburg in many sources. The county was not named after the small, unimportant city of Dillenburg, which did not even have a church until 1491, but after the, for that time, large city of Siegen, the economic centre of the county and the counts' main residence. See Lück (1981), passim. It is also evident from the numbering of the reigning counts with the given name John. One John without regal number who ruled the County of Nassau-Dillenburg in the period 1303–1328, and eight counts by the name of John who ruled the County of Nassau-Siegen in the period 1362–1638. (7 February 1449 – 15 January 1477), , official titles: Gräfin zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Frau zu Breda, was a countess from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau, and through marriage Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg.
Biography Adriana was born in Breda on 7 February 1449Schutte (1979), p. 42.Dek (1970), p. 69.Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 94. as the fourth daughter of Count John IV of Nassau-Siegen and his wife Lady Mary of Looz-Heinsberg.
Adriana married on 12 September 1468 to Count Philip I of Hanau-Münzenberg (21 September 1449 – 26 August 1500).
Adriana died on 15 January 1477The date of death 11 or 15 June 1477 in Schutte (1979), p. 42, and 11 June 1477 in Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 94. and was buried in in Hanau. On her epitaph, she is depicted in a praying position towards the (no longer extant) high altar. This epitaph and her gravestone have been preserved very well.Suchier (1879), p. 8f.Dietrich & Heider-Geiß (2001).
Issue From the marriage of Adriana and Philip the following children were born:Suchier (1894). A daughter (1469 – ?). Adriana (Hanau, 1 May 1470 – 12 April 1524), married in Hanau on 15 February 1489 to Count Philip of Solms-Lich (15 August 1468 – Frankfurt, 3 October 1544). Margaret (6 April 1471 – Liebenau monastery, 5 September 1503), was a nun at Liebenau monastery. Count Reinhard IV (14 March 1473 – 30 January 1512), succeeded his father in 1500. He married in 1496 to Countess Catherine of Schwarzburg (). Anne (15 March 1474 – 21 March 1475). Mary (4 March 1475 – 18 May 1476).
Ancestors Ancestors of Adriana of Nassau-SiegenHuberty, et al. (1981), p. 219.Schutte (1979), pp. 40–42.Dek (1970), pp. 65–69.Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), pp. 89–94.Great-great-grandparentsOtto II of Nassau-Siegen(–1350/51)⚭ 1331Adelaide of Vianden()Adolf II of the Mark()⚭ 1332Margaret of Cleves()John II of Polanen()⚭ 1348Oda of Horne()John II of Salm()⚭ after 1355Philippa of Valkenburg(?–?)John I of Heinsberg()⚭ Catherine of Voorne()William I of Jülich()⚭ 1324Joanna of Hainaut(1311/13–1374)Bernhard of Solms()⚭?(?–?)Philip VI of Falkenstein()⚭ before 1363Agnes of Falkenstein()Great-grandparentsJohn I of Nassau-Siegen(–1416)⚭ 1357()John III of Polanen()⚭ 1390()Godfrey II of Heinsberg()⚭ 1357Philippa of Jülich()Otto I of Solms()⚭Agnes of Falkenstein(–1409)GrandparentsEngelbert I of Nassau-Siegen(–1442)⚭ 1403Joanne of Polanen(1392–1445)John II of Looz-Heinsberg()⚭ 1423Anne of Solms()ParentsJohn IV of Nassau-Siegen(1410–1475)⚭ 1440Mary of Looz-Heinsberg(1424–1502)
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