Anna (Falkenstein)

Anna von Falkenstein (* before 1353 , † 1420 ) was a member of the Hessian noble Falkenstein family .

Anna was the daughter of Philip VI. von Falkenstein (* around 1320; † before August 6, 1373) and his wife Anna von Katzenelnbogen (* unknown, † 1353). According to the marriage contract of August 6, 1374, she was married to Gottfried von Rieneck (* unknown, † February 10, 1389) and then, according to the marriage contract of August 28, 1390, to Günther XVIII. (XXVII.), Herr zu Schwarzburg and Stadtilm (* unknown, † between June 13, 1397 and December 10, 1399).

Anna von Falkenstein lived at Hayn Castle in Dreieichenhain . She is considered to be the founder of the Gothic church in Offenthal . The church was donated around 1400 and is one of the oldest churches in the Offenbach district .

literature

Klaus-Peter Decker: Gentlemen in the Wetterau. In: Knights, Counts and Princes - secular dominions in the Hessian area approx. 900-1806. Marburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-942225-17-5 (= Handbook of Hessian History 3 = Publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse 63), pp. 274–325, esp. Pp. 308–315.

Web links

Record on Anna von Falkenstein in Geneanet

Individual evidence

↑ Offenthal. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of December 14, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on May 22, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Falkenstein, Anna von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hessian nobles
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1353
DATE OF DEATH	1420

[1] Offenthal. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of December 14, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on May 22, 2016 .