Countess Palatine Magdalena Claudia of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
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Countess Palatine Claudia Magdalena of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (also known as Magdalena Claudine; born: 16 September 1668; died: 28 November 1704 in Hanau
), was the daughter of the Count Palatine Christian II
of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
(born: 22 June 1637; died: 26 April 1717). She married on in Hanau her cousin Count Philip Reinhard of Hanau-Münzenberg
(1664–1712). The dowry was .
Claudia Magdalena died on 28 November 1704 and on was also buried in the crypt of the Lutheran Church in Hanau, on
18 December 1704. During the mourning,the biggest bell in St. John's Church broke. This was a bell she had donated. The burial site of the Lutheran branch of House of Hanau - and thus the burial of Countess Claudia Magdalena - was destroyed during the Second World War.
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
), was the daughter of the Count Palatine Christian II
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Christian II was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.-Life:...
of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller in the far northeast of France.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld in 1600 for Christian I, the youngest son of Count Palatine Charles I. The state...
(born: 22 June 1637; died: 26 April 1717). She married on in Hanau her cousin Count Philip Reinhard of Hanau-Münzenberg
Philip Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
Philipp Reinhard of Hanau-Münzenberg from 1680 to 1712 in the County of Hanau-Münzenberg.- Childhood and Youth :...
(1664–1712). The dowry was .
Issue
From her marriage with Philip Reinhard, she had the following children:- Stillbirth (1691), buried in the crypt of the St. John's Church (now called Old St. John's Church) in Hanau)
- Stillbirth (1693);
- Catharine Magdalene (born: ; died: ), buried in the crypt of St John's Church in Hanau
Claudia Magdalena died on 28 November 1704 and on was also buried in the crypt of the Lutheran Church in Hanau, on
18 December 1704. During the mourning,the biggest bell in St. John's Church broke. This was a bell she had donated. The burial site of the Lutheran branch of House of Hanau - and thus the burial of Countess Claudia Magdalena - was destroyed during the Second World War.