Noble family Wittelsbach Name Countess Anna | Died December 12, 1693 | |
Father Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Mother Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrucken Born 14 February 1640
Strasbourg ( 1640-02-14 ) Buried St. John's Church in Hanau Spouse Johann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg Children Philipp Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Munzenberg Parents Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrucken Grandchildren Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim Grandparents Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld | ||
Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (14 February 1640, Strasbourg – 12 December 1693, Babenhausen) was a daughter of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1598–1654) and his first wife, Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken (1606–1648).
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Life
She married on 18 October 1659 Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1628–1666), a posthumous member of the House of Hanau, who never got to rule. The marriage produced five children:
Anna Magdalena's widow seat was Babenhausen Castle in Babenhausen.
Death
Anna Magdalena died on 12 December 1693 was buried on 6 February 1694 in the family vault of the St. John's Church in Hanau. This tomb, including Anna Magdalena's grave, was in completely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War.
On the occasion of her funeral, several funeral sermons appeared in print: