Maria von Hanau-Munzenberg
Maria von Hanau-Münzenberg (born January 20, 1562 ; † February 15, 1605 in Frankfurt am Main ) was the youngest daughter of Count Philipp III. von Hanau-Munzenberg (1526–1561) and the Countess Palatine Helena von Simmern (1532–1579). She was born after the death of her father and was not married.
| Pedigree of Countess Maria von Hanau-Munzenberg | ||||||
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| Great grandparents |
Reinhard IV. Von Hanau-Münzenberg (1473–1512) |
Bodo zu Stolberg (1467–1538) |
Johann I von Pfalz-Simmern (1459–1509) |
Christoph I of Baden (1453–1527) |
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| Grandparents |
Philip II of Hanau-Münzenberg (1501–1529) |
Johann II von Pfalz-Simmern (1492–1557) |
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| parents |
Philip III von Hanau-Münzenberg (1526–1561) |
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Maria |
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For the family cf. Main article: Lords and Counts of Hanau
As with many female members of noble families of the time who do not belong to houses of European importance, the state of research on their person leaves a lot to be desired. There is no complete picture, rather individual, unusual facts stand out. First of all, this includes the fact that she remained unmarried, obviously contrary to the plans of her mother's relatives, who in 1573 wanted to marry the house in the Electoral Palatinate .
In the fierce dispute between the guardians of her nephews, Count Philip Ludwig II and his brother Albrecht , in which the main issue was whether the ward should be reformed or brought up in a Lutheran manner, she appears to be the Lutheran party that was ultimately inferior in the dispute to have heard that in the guardianship mainly by Count Philip IV. of Hanau-Lichtenberg , and later by his son Philip V was represented.
She lived alone in Hanau and caused offense with her opponents, who were headed by Count Palatine Johann Kasimir von Pfalz-Simmern, Administrator of the Electoral Palatinate. Another accusation against her was that she had hired a hangman's sister-in-law and a midwife . On their side stood the Lutheran Count Palatine Reichard von Pfalz-Simmern-Sponheim, who tried to resist the Calvinist religious offensive together with the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg . Since this denominational conflict also depends on who could dispose of which of the family members of the Hanau family , Count Palatine Johann Kasimir intervened immediately when Count Philipp V of Hanau-Lichtenberg placed Maria in his Babenhausen Castle .
Maria's death in Frankfurt is a further indication that she led a life that was quite independent for a woman and at that time. She was buried in the Marienkirche in Hanau .
literature
- Friedrich von Bezold: Letters from Count Palatine Johann Casimir with related documents collected and processed . Vol. 3, Munich 1903.
- Fr. W. Cuno: Philipp Ludwig II., Count of Hanau and Rieneck, Lord of Munzenberg . Prague 1896. pp. 13f.
- Adrian Willem Eliza Dek: De Afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de vrede van Munster . Zaltbommel, 1968.
- Reinhard Dietrich: The state constitution in the Hanauischen = Hanauer Geschichtsblätter 34. Hanau 1996. ISBN 3-9801933-6-5
- Hans-Georg Stumm: Count Palatine Reichard of Simmern . Dissertation. Trier 1968.
- Reinhard Suchier : Genealogy of the Hanauer count house . In: Festschrift of the Hanau History Association for its 50th anniversary celebration on August 27, 1894. Hanau 1894.
- Reinhard Suchier: The grave monuments and coffins of the people buried in Hanau from the houses of Hanau and Hesse . In: Program of the Royal High School in Hanau. Hanau 1879. pp. 1-56.
- Ernst Julius Zimmermann : Hanau city and country . 3rd edition, Hanau 1919, ND 1978.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg: 81. Hanau government: A 28, 13½.
- ↑ See Bezold, p. 247, note 2.
- ↑ Suchier: Grabmonumente , p. 15f
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hanau-Munzenberg, Maria von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of Count Philip III. from Hanau-Munzenberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1562 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1605 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |