Eduard II von Ostfriesland, Graf

• Edzard II, Count of East Frisia was count of East Frisia, (24 June 1532, in Greetsiel – 1 March 1599, in Aurich) and the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg.
• died on March 1, 1599 in Aurich, Ostfriesland, Deutschland(HRR) and was buried on May 13, 1599 in Lambertikirche (St. Lambert Church), Aurich, Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany.
• During his reign, he came into conflict with the city of Emden. Edzard was a staunch Lutheran while the city of Emden was mostly Calvinistic. In 1595 Emden revolted and, after an intercession by the Calvinistic Dutch Republic, Edzard was forced to accept a large degree of independence from Emden.

Married

• Edzard married Catherine Vasa on October 1, 1559 in Stockholm, Sverige.

Together they had the following children:

• Margarethe, Gräfin von Ostfriesland;
• Anna von Ostfriesland, Kurfürstin von der Pfalz, Markgräfin von Baden-Durlach, Herzo;
• Enno III Cirksena, Graf;
• Johann III, Graf von Ostfriesland;
• Christof, Graf von Ostfriesland;
• Edzard, Graf von Ostfriesland;
• Elisabeth, Gräfin von Ostfriesland;
• Sofie, Gräfin von Ostfriesland;
• Karl Otto, Graf von Ostfriesland;
• Maria von Ostfriesland;
• Gustav, Graf von Ostriesland.

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ENNO von Ostfriesland, son of EDZARD I “der Grosse” Graf zu Ostfriesland & his wife Elisabeth von Rietberg (1505-Emden 24 Sep 1540, bur Emden Große Kirche). He succeeded his father in 1528 as ENNO I Graf zu Ostfriesland. married (Oldenburg 7 Mar 1530) ANNA von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, daughter of JOHANN [V] Graf von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst & his wife Anna von Anhalt (14 Nov 1501-Greetziel 10 Nov 1575). Regent 1542-1558, 1561.

Enno II & his wife ANNA von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst had six children:

• 1. ELISABETH (10 Jan 1531-5/6 Sep 1558, bur Möllenbeck). m (Aurich 23 May 1555) JOHANN Graf von Holstein-Schaumburg, son of JOBST I Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg & his wife Maria von Nassau-Dillenburg (before 25 Nov 1512-Bückeburg 10 Jan 1560, bur Möllenbeck).
• 2. EDZARD (24 Jun 1532-Aurich 27 Feb or 1 Mar 1599, bur Aurich St Lamberti). He succeeded in 1558 as EDZARD II Graf von Ostfriesland. married (Stockholm 1 Oct 1559) KATHARINA Pss of Sweden, daughter of GUSTAF I King of Sweden & his second wife Margareta Eriksdotter [Leijonhufvud] (6 Jun 1539-Berum 21 Dec 1610, bur Aurich St Lamberti).

Edzard II & his wife KATHARINA Pss of Sweden had eleven children:

• a) MARGARETA (Schloß Westerås 22 Nov 1560-Aurich 10 Sep 1588, bur Emden Große Kirche).
  
• b) ANNA (Aurich 26/28 Jun 1562-Neuhaus am Elbe, Bohemia 27 Apr 1621, bur Heidelberg Heiliggeistkirche). married firstly (Heidelberg 12 Aug 1583) as his second wife, LUDWIG VI Elector Palatine, son of FRIEDRICH Pfalzgraf zu Simmern [later Pfalzgraf von Simmern, and later FRIEDRICH III Elector Palatine] & his first wife Maria Markgräfin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Simmern 4 Jul 1539-Heidelberg 12 Oct 1583, bur Heidelberg). married secondly (post-nuptial contract Carlsburg bei Durlach 17 Nov 1585) ERNST FRIEDRICH Markgraf von Baden-Durlach, son of KARL II Markgräfin von Baden-Durlach & his second wife Anna Pfalzgräfin von Veldenz (Mühlburg 17 Oct 1560-Remchingen 14/24 Apr 1604, bur Pforzheim Schloßkirche). married thirdly (Graben bei Karlsruhe or Grabow, Mecklenburg 7 Mar 1617) as his first wife, JULIUS HEINRICH von Sachsen-Lauenburg, son of FRANZ II Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg & his second wife Marie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Wolfenbüttel 9 Apr 1586-Prague 20 Nov 1665, bur Schlakenwerth Gruftkapelle). He succeeded in 1656 as JULIUS HEINRICH Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg.
  
• c) ENNO (30 Sep 1563-Leerort 19 Aug 1625, bur Aurich St Lamberti). He succeeded his father in 1599 as ENNO III Graf von Ostfriesland.
  
• d) GUSTAV (1565-1608).
  
• e) JOHANN (1566-23 Jan 1625, bur Kloster Rietberg). Graf von Rietberg, de iure uxoris. m (Rietberg 4 Sep 1601) his niece, SABINA KATHARINA von Ostfriesland Gräfin von Rietberg, daughter of ENNO III Graf von Ostfriesland & his first wife Walpurgis von Rietberg (Esens 1582-31 May 1618, bur Kloster Rietberg). Johann & his wife had children:
  
• f) CHRISTOPH (1569-Luxembourg 19 Mar 1636). Canon at Magdeburg 1597/1599. Herr zu Rumpst und Spontin. married ([13 Aug 1613]) as her second husband, LAMBERTINE de Ligne, widow of PHILIBERT de la Baume Marquis de Saint-Martin, daughter of LAMORAL [I] Prince de Ligne & his wife Anne Marie de Melun (22 Jun 1593-14 Feb 1651, bur Spontin). She married thirdly (contract Spontin 7 Feb 1640) Jean Baptiste de la Baume Marquis de Saint-Martin.
  
• g) EDZARD (1571-1572).
  
• h) ELISABETH (b and d 1573).
  
• i) SOPHIA (5 Jun 1574-Pewsum 20 Mar 1630, bur Aurich St Lamberti).
  
• j) KARL OTTO (1577-Znaim 28 Feb 1603, bur Anrich St Lamberti).
  
• k) MARIE (25 Apr 1582-Dannenberg 9 Jul 1616, bur Dannenberg St Johannis). married (Dannenberg 25 Apr 1613) as his first wife, JULIUS ERNST Herzog von Braunschweig und Lüneburg in Dannenberg, son of HEINRICH Herzog von Braunschweig und Lüneburg in Dannenberg & his wife Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg (Dannenberg 10 Mar 1571-Dannenberg 26 Oct 1636, bur Dannenberg St Johannes).
  * 3. ANNA (3 Jan 1534-Heidelberg 20 May 1552, bur Aurich St Lamberti).

• 4. HEDWIG Gräfin von Ostfriesland (29 Jun 1535-Harburg 4 Dec 1616, bur Harburg Stadtkirche). married (contract 3 Oct 1562, 8 Nov 1562) as his second wife, OTTO "der Jüngere" Herzog von Braunschweig und Lüneburg in Harburg, son of OTTO I "der Ältere" Herzog von Braunschweig und Lüneburg in Harburg & his wife Meta van Campe (Celle 5 Sep 1528-20 Oct 1603, bur Harburg Franciscan church).
• 5. CHRISTOFFER (8 Oct 1536-Ungarn an der Ruhr 13 Sep 1566, bur Emden Große Kirche). Co-regent 1561. Canon at Bremen.
• 6. JOHANN [II] der Mittlere (20 Sep 1538-Stickhausen 29 Sep 1591, bur Emden Große Kirche). Co-regent 1566-1591.

Links

• http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00050327&tree=LEO
• Wikipedia English Deutsch
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counts_of_East_Frisia
• https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688429
• https://amp.en.google-info.org/5818679/1/edzard-ii-count-of-east-fr...