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Father Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Mother Catherine Agathe of Rappoltstein Born 16 September 1668 ( 1668-09-16 ) Died 28 November 1704, Hanau, Germany Spouse Philipp Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (m. 1689) Parents Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Catherine Agathe of Rappoltstein Grandparents Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Great-grandparents John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Similar Christian II - Count Palatine, Christian III - Count Palatine, Philipp Reinhard - Count of, Johann Reinhard II - Count of, Otto I - Duke of Bavaria | ||
Countess Palatine Claudia Magdalena of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (also known as Magdalena Claudine; 16 September 1668 – 28 November 1704 in Hanau), was the daughter of the Count Palatine Christian II of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (born: 22 June 1637; died: 26 April 1717). She married on 27 February [O.S. 17 February] 1689 in Hanau her cousin Count Philip Reinhard of Hanau-Münzenberg (1664–1712). The dowry was 18000guilders.
Issue
From her marriage with Philip Reinhard, she had the following children:
- Stillbirth (1691), buried in the crypt of the St. John's Church (now called Old St. John's Church) in Hanau
- Stillbirth (1693);
- Catharine Magdalene (born: 16 June [O.S. 6 June] 1695; died: 19 December [O.S. 9 December] 1695), buried in the crypt of St John's Church in Hanau
Claudia Magdalena died on 28 November 1704 and on was also buried in the crypt of the Lutheran Church in Hanau, on 18 December 1704. During the mourning,the biggest bell in St. John's Church broke. This was a bell she had donated. The burial site of the Lutheran branch of the House of Hanau - and thus the burial of Countess Claudia Magdalena - was destroyed during the Second World War.