Eleonore Margarete of Hessen-Homburg
Eleanor Margaret of Hesse-Homburg (* 23. September 1679 in Weferlingen ; † 24. September 1763 in Homburg ) was a princess of Hesse-Homburg and Dekanissin in Herford .
Life
Eleonore Margarete was a daughter of Landgrave Friedrich II of Hesse-Homburg (1633–1708), the famous Prince of Homburg , from his second marriage to Luise Elisabeth (1646–1690), daughter of Duke Jakob von Kurland .
Eleonore Margarete was brought up strictly in the Reformed faith by her mother and her aunt Charlotte Sophia von Kurland , the abbess of Herford Abbey . For the princess described as beautiful and witty, the future Emperor Joseph I applied in 1698 , but she turned down this offer because she did not want to change to the Roman Catholic faith.
Unmarried for the rest of her life, she joined the reformed Herford Abbey and became dean in 1761.
literature
- Historical Association for Hesse: Archive for Hessian History and Archeology , self-published by the Historical Association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Issue 21, 1861
- Johann Isaak von Gerning : The Lahn and Main areas from Embs to Frankfurt p. 154 f.
Web links
- Hessen-Homburg, Eleonora Margaretha Landgrave of. Hessian biography. (As of December 27, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eleonore Margarete of Hessen-Homburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dean in Herford |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1679 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weferlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1763 |
| Place of death | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |