Juliana zu Stolberg

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Juliana zu Stolberg
2006 unveiled monument by Bernd Göbel in Stolberg

Countess Juliana zu Stolberg , also Juliana von Stolberg , (born February 15, 1506 at Stolberg Castle , † June 18, 1580 at Dillenburg Castle ) is the ancestor of the older and younger line of the House of Orange .

Life

childhood

Juliana was the daughter of Count Botho zu Stolberg and his wife Anna von Eppstein-Königstein . She grew up in Stolberg (Harz) and Wernigerode . At the age of 13 she was sent to the court of her childless uncle Count Eberhard von Königstein in the Taunus .

Hanau

Her marriage to Count Philipp II of Hanau-Munzenberg (1501–1529) was initiated from Königstein and was concluded on January 27, 1523. Three sons and two daughters result from this marriage. Count Philip II died in 1529 at the age of 27. For his underage son, Count Philipp III. , a guardianship was established. Guardians were among others Juliana and Count Wilhelm von Nassau-Dillenburg .

Dillenburg

In September 1531 Juliana married a second time, namely the co-guardian from the Hanau guardianship, Count Wilhelm von Nassau-Dillenburg . She now moved to Dillenburg with her children. Twelve other children came from this second marriage, including Wilhelm I (the silent) and Johann VI. from Nassau-Dillenburg. After her death she was buried in the Evangelical City Church in Dillenburg .

children

1. Marriage to Count Philipp II of Hanau-Munzenberg :

  • Reinhard (April 10, 1524 - April 12, 1524)
  • Katharina (1525–1581), married to Johann IV. Von Wied-Runkel
  • Philip III (* 1526- † 1561)
  • Reinhard (April 8, 1528 - October 11, 1554, Béthune )
  • Juliana (* March 30, 1529; † July 8, 1595) married to Count Thomas von Salm, Wildgrave and Rhine Count in Kirburg (* 1529; † 1553)

2. Marriage to Wilhelm the Rich of Nassau-Dillenburg

Afterlife

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Duke Heinrich zu Mecklenburg named their daughter Juliana , who later became Queen of the Netherlands, after Juliana zu Stolberg .

meaning

The historical importance of Juliana results primarily from her numerous offspring, which made her the ancestor of numerous ruling European houses. The commendation on her 500th birthday in 2006 was correspondingly great, so a memorial was erected in the city of her birth and two new publications were presented.

rose

Rose Juliana von Stolberg in a garden in the Orange City of Dillenburg

The rose was christened with her name on the 500th birthday of Juliana von Stolberg: Juliana von Stolberg is a rambler rose and thus belongs to the genus of modern shrub roses. The flower is unfilled, medium-sized (4–5 cm), white with a pink edge, fragrant and blooming in conspicuously large clusters. The blooming time is from June to September, the rose blooms more often. The breeder is the rose breeder Louis Lens (Oudenburg, Belgium). The rose was introduced in 1999, is a solitary plant that bees like to fly to and can also be used as a perennial companion.

literature

  • Adrian Willem Eliza Dek: De Afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de vrede van Munster (= Spiegel der historie. ZDB -ID 428272-3 ). De Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel 1968.
  • Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen: Your faithful mother always. Juliana von Stolberg. 1506-1580. Aschendorff, Münster 2006, ISBN 3-402-00236-1 .
  • Pierre Even : Luxembourg-Nassau dynasty. From the Counts of Nassau to the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg. A nine hundred year history of rulers in one hundred biographies. Schortgen, Luxemburg 2000, ISBN 2-87953-600-6 , p. 94 f.
  • Eduard Jacobs :  Nassau, Juliana, Countess of . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, pp. 263-265.
  • Eduard Jacobs: Juliana von Stolberg, ancestor of the House of Nassau-Orange. Represented according to their life and their historical significance. Hendel, Wernigerode et al. 1889.
  • Monika Lücke , Claudia C. Hennrich: Juliana - an "Orange" from Stolberg in the Harz region. Stolberger Geschichts- und Traditionsverein, Stolberg (Harz) 2006, ISBN 3-928466-78-X .

Web links

Commons : Juliana zu Stolberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilhelmina: Lonely and yet not alone . Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Stuttgart 1961, pp. 14 and 115–117.
  2. ↑ http ://www.schmid-garten Pflanzen.de/rosen/sorten/rose.php/Moderne%20Strauchrosen/Juliana%20von%20Stolberg/
personal data
SURNAME Stolberg, Juliana too
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Juliane (Countess of Nassau-Katzenelnbogen-Dillenburg)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ancestor of the older and younger line of the House of Orange
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1506
PLACE OF BIRTH Stolberg (Harz)
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1580
Place of death Dillenburg