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Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau

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Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau
Born(1611-03-28)28 March 1611
Died26 February 1687(1687-02-26) (aged 75)
Noble familyHouse of Hanau
Spouse(s)George Frederick Schenk of Limpurg-Speckfeld
FatherAlbert of Hanau-Münzenberg
MotherEhrengard of Isenburg

Countess Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (28 March 1611 – 26 February 1687) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Count Albert of Hanau-Münzenberg-Schwarzenfels (1579-1635) and his wife, Countess Ehrengard of Isenburg (1577-1637).

Life

On 28 March 1636, she married the Imperial Cupbearer, George Frederick Schenk of Limpurg-Speckfeld (27 June 1596 – 5 December 1651). He was a son of Eberhard Schenk of Limpurg-Speckfeld (1560-1622) and Countess Catherine of Hanau-Lichtenberg. During the Thirty Years' War, George Frederick served in the armies of Ernst von Mansfeld and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

Magdalena Elisabeth and George Frederick had at least three children:[1]

  • Francis (1637-1673)
  • Vollrat (1641-1713), the last member of the Limpurg-Speckfeld line
  • George Eberhard (1643-1705)

Ancestors

Family of Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau
8. Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)
4. Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1553-1580)
9. Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern
2. Albert of Hanau-Münzenberg (1579-1635)
10. Philip IV, Count of Waldeck (1493-1574)
5. Countess Magdalena of Waldeck (1558-1599)
11. Jutta of Isenburg (d. 1564)
1. Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
12. Philip of Isenburg-Ronneburg (1467-1526)
6. Philip II of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1526-1596)
13. Amalia of Rieneck (1478-1543)
3. Ehrengard of Isenburg-Büdingen (1577-1637)
14. Philip of Solms-Braunfels (1494-1581)
7. Ehrengard of Solms-Braunfels (1536-1577)
15. Anna of Tecklenburg (d. 1554)

References

  • Reinhard Dietrich: Die Landesverfassung in dem Hanauischen, in the series Hanauer Geschichtsblätter, vol. 34, Hanau, 1996, ISBN 3-9801933-6-5
  • Reinhard Suchier: Genealogie des Hanauer Grafenhauses, in: Festschrift des Hanauer Geschichtsvereins zu seiner fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier am 27. August 1894, Hanau, 1894
  • Gerd Wunder, Max Schefold, and Herta Beutter: Die Schenken von Limpurg und ihr Land, in the series Forschungen aus Württembergisch Franken, vol. 20, Sigmaringen, 1982
  • Ernst J. Zimmermann: Hanau Stadt und Land, 3rd ed., Hanau, 1919, reprinted 1978

Footnotes

  1. ^ Complete data is not available: Wunder [et al.] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) only show male family members they consider genealogically significant


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