Katharina of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Countess of Hanaau-Lichtenberg by birth and by marriage Countess of Limpurg-Speckfeld
The basics

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IntroCountess of Hanaau-Lichtenberg by birth and by marriage Countess of Limpurg-Speckfeld
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth30 January 1568, Bouxwiller, canton of Bouxwiller, arrondissement of Saverne, Bas-Rhin
Death6 August 1636 (aged 68 years)
Family
Father:Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
The details

Biography

Katharina of Hanau-Lichtenberg (30 January 1568 in Buchweiller (now Bouxwiller) – 6 August 1636) was a daughter of Count Philipp V and his wife, Countess Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1540–1569).

Marriage and issue

Katharina married Schenk Eberhard of Limpurg-Speckfeld (3 October 1560 – 26 February 1622) and had at least two sons:

  • Ludwig Philipp (1588–1627)
  • Georg Friedrich (1596–1651), married Countess Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg-Schwarzenfels

    Ancestors

    Ancestors of Katharina of Hanau-Lichtenberg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    8. Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1482–1538)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    4. Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1514–1590)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    9. Sibylle of Baden (1482–1538)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    2. Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1541–1599)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    10. Friedrich II of Fürstenberg (1496–1559)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    5. Eleonore of Fürstenberg (1523–1544)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    11. Anna of Werdenberg (d. 1554)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    1. Katharina of Hanau-Lichtenberg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    12. Reinhard of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d. 1532)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    6. Jakob of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1510–1570)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    13. Anna of Salm (d.1541)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    3. Countess Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1523–1544)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    14. Ernst V of Honstein (d. 1552)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    7. Katharina of Honstein (d. 1570)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    15. Anna of Bentheim
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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