Katharina of Hanau, Countess of Wied
German noblewoman; wife of John IV of Wied-Runkel and Isenburg
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| Intro | German noblewoman; wife of John IV of Wied-Runkel and Isenburg | ||||||
| Places | Germany | ||||||
| was | Noble | ||||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||||
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| Birth | 26 March 1525 | ||||||
| Death | 20 August 1581 (aged 56 years) | ||||||
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Biography
Katharina of Hanau (26 March 1525 – 20 August 1581) was the eldest daughter of Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg and Countess Juliana of Stolberg.
Marriage and issue
Katharina married in 1543 to Count Johann IV of Wied-Runkel and Isenburg (d. 15 June 1581). In 1525, he was mentioned as a canon in Cologne; he later reverted to the lay state. They had the following children:
- Herman I (d. 10 December 1581), succeeded his father 1581; married Countess Walpurga of Bentheim-Steinfurt
- Wilhelm (d. 1612), succeeded his father in 1581 in Runkel and Dierdorf, the so-called "Upper County of Wied"; married Countess Johanna Sibylla of Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Juliane (1545-1606), married Reichard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
- Magdalena (d. 13 October 1606), married to Count Siegmund of Hardegg (d. 1599)
- Anna (d. 1590), married to Johann Wilhelm of Rogendorff (d. 1590)
- Katharina (27 May 1552 – 13 November 1584), married to Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Agnes (d. 1 May 1581), married to Gottfried IV Schenk IV of Limpurg-Speckfeld-Obersontheim (d. 1581)
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