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Noble family
  
Grandchildren
  
William the Silent

Name
  
Elisabeth Hesse-Marburg

Buried
  
Mother
  
Anna of Katzenelnbogen


Father
  
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

Died
  
January 17, 1523, Cologne, Germany

Spouse
  
Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz

Parents
  
Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

Children
  
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg, Countess of Wied

Similar People
  
Johann V of Nassau‑Vianden‑Dietz, Juliana of Stolberg, William the Silent

Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg (May 1466 in Marburg – 7 or 17 January 1523 in Cologne) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Landgrave Henry III of Upper Hesse (nicknamed Henry the Rich) and his wife, Anna of Katzenelnbogen.

On 11 February 1481, Elisabeth married Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg. Together, they had six children:

  • Henry III of Nassau-Breda (1483–1538), Count of Nassau-Breda
  • John (1484–1504), Count of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz
  • Ernest (1486)
  • William I (1487–1559), the father of William the Silent.
  • Elisabeth (1488–1559)
  • Maria of Nassau (1491–1547)
  • Elisabeth died in Cologne in 1523 and was buried in Siegen.

    References

    Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg Wikipedia


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