Noble family House of Nassau Name Adriana Nassau-Dillenburg | Died January 15, 1477 | |
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Father John IV of Nassau-Dillenburg Mother Maria of Loon-Heinsberg Born 7 February 1449 ( 1449-02-07 ) Buried Church of St. Mary in Hanau Role Maria of Loon-Heinsberg's daughter Spouse Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Munzenberg Children Reinhard IV, Count of Hanau-Munzenberg, Margaret of Hanau-Munzenberg Parents Jan IV of Nassau, Maria of Loon-Heinsberg Grandchildren Balthasar of Hanau-Munzenberg, Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Munzenberg Grandparents Johanna van Polanen, Engelbert I of Nassau, John I, Count of Loon-Heinsberg | ||
Adriana of Nassau-Dillenburg (7 February 1449 – 15 January 1477) was a daughter of Count John IV of Nassau-Dillenburg and his wife Maria of Loon-Heinsberg.
She died on 15 January 1477 and was buried in the church of St. Mary in Hanau. On her epitaph, she is depicted in a praying position towards the (no longer extant) high altar. This epitaph and her grave stone have been preserved very well.
Marriage and issue
On 12 September 1468, she married Count Philip I the Younger of Hanau-Münzenberg. Together, they had the following children:
- A daughter (b. 4 April 1469), died shortly after birth
- Adriana of Hanau|Adriana (1 May 1, 1470 – 12 April 1524), married in 1490 with Count Philip of Solms-Lich (15 August 1468 – 3 October 1544 in Frankfurt)
- Margaret (6 April 1471 – 5 September 1503) a nun at Liebenau monastery)
- Reinhard IV (14 March 1473 – 30 January 1512)
- Anna (15 March 1474 – 21 March 1475)
- Marie (4 March 1475 – 18 May 1476)
References
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