Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg
Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg (30 June 1604 in Schadeck, today part of Runkel – 13 August 1667 at Wiesenburg Castle), was a Countess of Leiningen and regent of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg during the minority of her sons from 1638.
Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg | |
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| Born | 30 June 1604 Schadeck, today part of Runkel |
| Died | 13 August 1667 (aged 63) Wiesenburg Castle |
| Noble family | House of Leiningen |
| Spouse(s) | Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
| Father | Christopher of Leiningen-Westerburg |
| Mother | Anna Maria Ungnad, Baroness of Weissenwolff |
Life
Margaret Elizabeth was the only child from the first marriage of Count Christopher of Leiningen-Westerburg (1575-1635) and Anna Maria Ungnad, Baroness of Weissenwolff (1573-1606). She married on 10 August 1622 at Butzbach to Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse-Homburg. After Margaret Elizabeth had given birth to her second son, primogeniture was introduced in the landgraviate.
After the death of her husband on 9 May 1638, she led the regency for her infant sons. Her youngest son was Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg, the famous Prince of Homburg.
Issue
Margaret Elisabeth and Frederick I had the following children:
- Louis Philippe (1623–1643)
- George (1624–1624)
- William Christoph (1625–1681), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
- married firstly in 1650 Princess Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1634–1663)
- married secondly in 1665 Princess Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg (1624–1688)
- George Christian (1626–1677)
- married in 1666 Anna Catherine of Pogwisch, widow of von Ahlefeldt (1633–1694)
- Anna Margaret (1629–1686)
- married in 1650 Duke Philip Louis of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1620–1689)
- Frederick II (1633–1708), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, better known as The Prince of Homburg
- married firstly in 1661 Countess Margareta Brahe, widow of Oxenstierna (1603–1669)
- married secondly in 1670 Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland (1646–1690)
- married thirdly in 1691 Countess Sophia Sibylle of Leiningen-Westerburg, widow of the Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1656–1724)
References
- Barbara Dölemeyer: Fontane, Kleist und Hölderlin p. 12
- Claudia Tietz: Johann Winckler (1642-1705) p. 69