Elisabeth of Hesse (1503–1563)

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Elisabeth of Hesse (* 1503 ; † January 4, 1563 in Lauingen ) was a princess of Hesse and, through marriage, successively Duchess of Zweibrücken and Countess Palatine von Simmern .

Life

Elisabeth was the youngest of the five daughters of Landgrave Wilhelm I of Hesse (1466-1515) from his marriage to Anna (1460-1520), daughter of Duke Wilhelm II of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . Elisabeth was raised Protestant. The princess was kidnapped in 1518 by Landgrave Philip I of Hesse, who had just come of age, from Melsungen to prevent an unpleasant wedding that her mother Anna had planned.

She married on September 10, 1525 in Kassel Count Palatine and Duke Ludwig II of Zweibrücken (1502-1532). The marriage of the prince, who was inclined to the Reformation, with a close relative of Philip the Magnanimous, the greatest promoter of the Reformation, gave it a considerable boost in the Duchy of Zweibrücken. The wedding was planned for the spring of the year, but the outbreak of the peasant war prevented this date. Elisabeth was considered extremely pious, affable and benevolent. She obtained a considerable discount for the compensation payments to the population after the peasant uprising in the duchy. After the early death of her husband, Emperor Ferdinand I confirmed the guardianship of Elisabeth together with Count Palatine Ruprecht von Veldenz for their underage son.

Elisabeth married her second marriage on January 9, 1541 to Count Palatine Georg von Simmern (1518–1569). In the Duchy of Simmern, Elisabeth's significant participation finally succeeded in pushing through the Reformation.

progeny

From her first marriage to Ludwig II von Zweibrücken:

  • Wolfgang (1526–1569), Count Palatine and Duke of Pfalz-Zweibrücken
⚭ 1545 Princess Anna of Hesse (1529–1591)
  • Christine (1528–1534)

Elisabeth's second marriage was childless.

literature

  • JP Gelbert: Magister Johann Bader's life and writings, Nicolaus Thomae and his letters: A contribution to the Reformation history of the cities of Landau, Bergzabern and the Palatinate on the left bank of the Rhine , Gottschick-Witter, 1868, p. 140 f.
  • Johann Georg Lehmann : Complete history of the Duchy of Zweibrücken and its princes , Kaiser, 1867, p. 293.
  • Ludwig Armbrust: The abduction of Landgravine Elisabeth by her cousin Philipp (1518). A contribution to Philip's characteristics , in: ZVHessG 38 (1904), pp. 14-30.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies: Journal: Beiheft , Volume 38, G. Fischer., 1931, p. 29
  2. ^ Draft of a Churches and Religious History of the Duchy of Zweibrücken , p. 17, 1782. Digitized
personal data
SURNAME Hessen, Elisabeth von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duchess of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatinate of Simmern
DATE OF BIRTH 1503
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1563
Place of death Lauingen