Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt

Auguste Magdalene von Hessen-Darmstadt (born March 6, 1657 in Darmstadt ; † September 1, 1674 there ) was a German noblewoman and poet.

Life

Auguste Magdalene was a daughter of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Maria Elisabeth (1634–1665), daughter of Duke Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf .

Like her father and sister Magdalene Sibylle , she was active as a writer. She brought the Psalms of David into German verse and wrote the volume of poetry Die Thür zur German poetry . She died at the age of 17 and is buried in the city church in Darmstadt .

ancestors

Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626)

Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661)

Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616)

Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678)

Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656)

Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671)

Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659)

Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt

Johann Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1575–1616)

Friedrich III. of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1597–1659)

Augusta of Denmark (1580-1639)

Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1634–1665)

Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656)

Maria Elisabeth of Saxony (1610–1684)

Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659)

Note: Due to inter-family marriages, Johann Georg I of Saxony and his wife Magdalena Sibylle are two-time great-grandparents of Auguste Magdalene von Hessen-Darmstadt.

literature

personal data
SURNAME	Auguste Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German nobleman and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	March 6, 1657
PLACE OF BIRTH	Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1674
Place of death	Darmstadt