Barbara of Hesse
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Barbara of Hesse, Duchess of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (8 April 1536 – 8 June 1597) was a German noblewoman, and the wife of Duke George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
. Her second husband was Count Daniel of Waldeck.
, Hessen on 8 April 1536, one of the ten children of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
and his legitimate wife Christine of Saxony
. She had four sisters and five brothers including George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
. Her father was a leading champion of the Protestant Reformation
. While married to her mother, he also married bigamously his morganatic wife, Margarethe von der Saale
, by whom he had another nine children.
Her paternal grandparents were William II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and her maternal grandparents were George, Duke of Saxony
and Barbara Jagiellon, daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon
of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria.
, son of Heinrich, Duke of Württemberg and Eva of Salm. She was nineteen years of age and Georg was fifty-seven. They made their residence at the Chateau de Montbeliard
in the principality
of Mömpelgard
, a staunch Lutheran enclave in France
.
Together Georg and Barbara had one son:
Barbara was widowed on 18 July 1558 after less than three years of marriage. She married her second husband Count Daniel of Waldeck ten years later on 11 November 1568 in Kassel, when she was thirty-two years old.
She died on 8 June 1597 at Schloss Waldeck. Among her numerous descendants are included the current Spanish
and British Royal Families
.
House of Württemberg
The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:...
. Her second husband was Count Daniel of Waldeck.
Family
Barbara was born in KasselKassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Hessen on 8 April 1536, one of the ten children of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Philip I of Hesse, , nicknamed der Großmütige was a leading champion of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany....
and his legitimate wife Christine of Saxony
Christine of Saxony
Christine of Saxony was a German noble, landgravine of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse in 1547-1549....
. She had four sisters and five brothers including George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
George I of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596.Born on 10 September 1547 in Kassel, he was the fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse and Christine of Saxony....
. Her father was a leading champion of the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
. While married to her mother, he also married bigamously his morganatic wife, Margarethe von der Saale
Margarethe von der Saale
Margarethe von der Saale , was a German lady in waiting and noble, morganatic spouse by bigamy to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse....
, by whom he had another nine children.
Her paternal grandparents were William II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and her maternal grandparents were George, Duke of Saxony
George, Duke of Saxony
George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony , was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539.Duke George was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.-Early life:...
and Barbara Jagiellon, daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV KG of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, and King of Poland from 1447, until his death.Casimir was the second son of King Władysław II Jagiełło , and the younger brother of Władysław III of Varna....
of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria.
Marriages and issue
On 10 September 1555 in Reichenweier, Barbara married her first husband, Georg I, Duke of Württemberg-MömpelgardMontbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
, son of Heinrich, Duke of Württemberg and Eva of Salm. She was nineteen years of age and Georg was fifty-seven. They made their residence at the Chateau de Montbeliard
Château de Montbéliard
The Château de Montbéliard , also known as the Château des ducs de Württemberg is a fortress located on an outcropping rock that surveys the town of Montbéliard in the Doubs département of France...
in the principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Mömpelgard
Montbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
, a staunch Lutheran enclave in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Together Georg and Barbara had one son:
- Frederick I, Duke of WürttembergFrederick I, Duke of WürttembergFriedrich I of Württemberg was the son of Georg of Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara of Hesse, daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse....
(19 August 1557, MömpelgardMontbéliardMontbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
- 29 January 1608, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
), married Sybilla of Anhalt, by whom he had fifteen children.
Barbara was widowed on 18 July 1558 after less than three years of marriage. She married her second husband Count Daniel of Waldeck ten years later on 11 November 1568 in Kassel, when she was thirty-two years old.
She died on 8 June 1597 at Schloss Waldeck. Among her numerous descendants are included the current Spanish
Spanish Royal Family
The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the current king, Juan Carlos, his spouse, Queen Sofia of Spain and their direct descendants. The Spanish royal family belongs to the House of Borbón...
and British Royal Families
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
.