Anna Magdalena of Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena von Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (* February 14, 1640 in Strasbourg ; † December 12, 1693 in Babenhausen ) was a daughter of Christian I von Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (* 1598; † 1654) and his first wife Magdalena Katharina of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (* 1607, † 1648).

Life

On October 18, 1659 she married Count Johann Reinhard II von Hanau-Lichtenberg (* 1628, † 1666), a later member of the count's family who never came to the government. There were five children from this marriage:

Johanna Magdalena (* December 18, 1660 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg ; † August 21, 1715), married on December 5, 1685 to Count Johann Karl August von Leiningen-Dachsburg-Heidesheim (* March 17, 1662; † November 3, 1698 ). She is said to have been buried in the Marienkirche in Hanau.
Luise Sophie (born April 11, 1662 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg; † April 9, 1751 in Ottweiler ), married on September 27, 1697 to Count Friedrich Ludwig von Nassau-Saarbrücken-Ottweiler (born November 13, 1651; † May 25 1728)
Franziska Albertina (born May 1, 1663 in Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg, † 1736 in Ottweiler), unmarried
Philipp Reinhard (* 1664; † 1712)
Johann Reinhard III. (* 1665; † 1736)

Anna Magdalena's widow's residence was Babenhausen Castle . After the death of her husband, she - together with her brother, Christian II von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld - was given the custody of their children. Her sons were presumptive heirs of the Hanau counties, since the ruling count of the house of Hanau, Count Friedrich Casimir, was her brother-in-law and had no children of his own. When the financial conduct of the ruling count threatened to endanger the legacy, together with her brother and with the help of a mandate from Emperor Leopold I , she initiated a compulsory administration of the County of Hanau, in which she was granted considerable say.

death

Anna Magdalena died on December 12, 1693 and was buried on February 6, 1694 in the family crypt of the Lutheran Church in Hanau. On this occasion, an engraving of the funeral procession and various funeral sermons appeared in print:

anonymous, cleverly chosen, soulfully de-souled ... , printed in Hanau by Johann Adolph Aubry in 1694
anonymous, recently designed personalia ...
Friedrich Christian Seifert von Edelsheim , Hanau 1694
Johann Daniel Guckelin, [funeral sermon]
M. Langermann and Johannes Laurentius, Praise and Honor Memory ... , printed in Hanau by Johann Adolph Aubry in 1694
Adam Sellius, [Funeral Sermon]

The crypt of the Johanneskirche was completely destroyed in bombing raids during World War II. The magnificent coffin of Anna Magdalena was preserved and is now in the Hanau Historical Museum .

literature

Gerhard Bott: Count Friedrich Casimir von Hanau (1623-1685). The "King of the land of milk and honey" and his art treasures . Hanau 2015. ISBN 978-386314-215-5
Rudolf Lenz u. a .: Catalog of funeral sermons and other funeral pamphlets in the Giessen University Library = Marburg Personalschrift-Forschungen 7.1. Marburg 1985.
NN: Catalog of the princely Stolberg-Stolberg collection of funeral sermons . Vol. 3, Leipzig 1930.
NN: Catalog of funeral sermons and other funeral pamphlets in the Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt = Marburger Personalschriften-Forschungen 13. Sigmaringen 1991.
Reinhard Suchier : Genealogy of the Hanauer count house . In: Festschrift of the Hanau History Association for its 50th anniversary celebration on August 27, 1894. Hanau 1894.
Reinhard Suchier: The grave monuments and coffins of the people buried in Hanau from the houses of Hanau and Hesse . In: Program of the Royal High School in Hanau. Hanau 1879. pp. 1-56.
Ernst Julius Zimmermann : Hanau city and country . 3. Edition. Hanau 1919, ND 1978.

proof

^ Suchier, Grabmonumente, p. 53.
↑ Reinhard Dietrich : The state constitution in the Hanauischen. In: Hanauer Geschichtsblätter 34, Hanau 1996, ISBN 3-9801933-6-5 , p. 98.
↑ The statement to be found in the literature that she was buried in Babenhausen (Hesse) is definitely incorrect: Cf. Suchier, Grabmonumente, p. 46ff.
↑ Shown in Bott, p. 26f.
↑ Catalog State Archive Darmstadt, No. 70.
^ Catalog State Archive Darmstadt, No. 71.
↑ Catalog Stolberg, No. 12637 (possibly identical to the funeral sermon by M. Langermann and Johannes Laurentius, since von Edelsheim also appears there as a co-author).
↑ Catalog Stolberg, No. 12637
↑ Lenz, p. 110, No. 970.
↑ Catalog Stolberg, No. 12638
↑ Bott, p. 28.

personal data
SURNAME	Anna Magdalena of Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hanau-Lichtenberg, Anna Magdalena from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg
DATE OF BIRTH	February 14, 1640
PLACE OF BIRTH	Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH	December 12, 1693
Place of death	Babenhausen

[1] Suchier, Grabmonumente, p. 53.

[2] Reinhard Dietrich : The state constitution in the Hanauischen. In: Hanauer Geschichtsblätter 34, Hanau 1996, ISBN 3-9801933-6-5 , p. 98.

[3] The statement to be found in the literature that she was buried in Babenhausen (Hesse) is definitely incorrect: Cf. Suchier, Grabmonumente, p. 46ff.

[4] Shown in Bott, p. 26f.

[5] Catalog State Archive Darmstadt, No. 70.

[6] Catalog State Archive Darmstadt, No. 71.

[7] Catalog Stolberg, No. 12637 (possibly identical to the funeral sermon by M. Langermann and Johannes Laurentius, since von Edelsheim also appears there as a co-author).

[8] Catalog Stolberg, No. 12637

[9] Lenz, p. 110, No. 970.

[10] Catalog Stolberg, No. 12638

[11] Bott, p. 28.