Kunigunde Jakobäa of the Palatinate
Kunigunde Jakobäa von der Pfalz (born October 9, 1556 in Simmern , † January 26, 1586 in Dillenburg ) was a Countess Palatine of Simmern and Princess of the Palatinate and, by marriage, Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg .
Life
Kunigunde Jakobäa was a daughter of Elector Friedrich III. von der Pfalz (1515–1576) from his marriage to Marie (1519–1567), daughter of Margrave Casimir von Brandenburg-Kulmbach .
She married Count Johann VI on September 13, 1580 in Dillenburg . von Nassau-Dillenburg (1536–1606). The marriage not only signified a political rapprochement between Nassau-Dillenburg and the reformed Electoral Palatinate, but was also the decisive factor for Johann's acceptance of the Calvinist creed.
Kunigunde Jakobäa was buried in the Evangelical City Church in Dillenburg .
progeny
From their marriage, Kunigunde Jakobäa had two daughters:
- Amalia (1582–1635), ⚭ 1600 Count Wilhelm I of Solms-Greiffenstein (1570–1635);
- Kunigunde (1583-1584).
literature
- Jacob Wagner: The regent family of Nassau-Hadamar: History of the Principality of Hadamar with special. Consideration of his church history, from the oldest times up to our days, edited according to documents , Volume 1, Mechitharisten, 1863, p. 247 f.
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| SURNAME | Kunigunde Jakobäa of the Palatinate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kunigunde Jakobe; Kunigunde Jakobäa of Pfalz-Simmern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1556 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simmern / Hunsrück |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1586 |
| Place of death | Dillenburg |