Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg

From the Dutch Wikipedia page on Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg:

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_van_Hessen

Elisabeth, Landgravin van Hessen-Marburg (Marburg, mei 1466 - Keulen, 7 of 17 januari 1523) was een dochter van Hendrik van Hessen-Marburg (de Rijke) en Anna van Katzenelnbogen.

Elisabeth trouwde op 11 februari 1482 met Jan V van Nassau. Uit dit huwelijk zijn zes kinderen geboren:

• 1. Hendrik III van Nassau
• 2. Jan (1484-1504)
• 3. Ernst (1486)
• 4. Willem de Rijke
• 5. Elisabeth van Nassau
• 6. Maria van Nassau

Elisabeth ligt begraven in Siegen.

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Elisabeth von Hessen:

http://thepeerage.com/p11319.htm#i113182

Elisabeth von Hessen [1] F, #113182,

• b. 1466,
• d. 1523
• Last Edited=28 Jul 2002

Elisabeth von Hessen was born in 1466.[1]

She married Johann V Graf von Nassau-Vianden-Dietz, son of Johann IV Graf von Nassau-Dietz, in 1482.[1]

She died in 1523.[1]

She was the daughter of Heinrich III Landgraf von Hessen.[1]

Children of Elisabeth von Hessen and Johann V Graf von Nassau-Vianden-Dietz

• 1. Heinrich III Graf von Nassau-Breda+[1] b. 1483, d. 1538
• 2. Johann von Nassau-Vianden-Dietz [1] b. 1484, d. 1504
• 3. Wilhelm Graf von Nassau-Dillenburg+[1] b. 10 Apr 1487, d. 6 Oct 1559

Citations

• 1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 34. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.

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From Women in Power 1500-1540:

http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1500.htm

1500-23 Hereditary Countess Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg of Katzenelnbogen and ¼ of the County of Diez (Germany)

After her mother, Anna von Katzenelnbogen, died in 1494 the County was disputed among her and her sister, Duchess Mathilda of Jülich-Berg (d. 1505), and a compromise was not reached until 1520. Elisabeth was married to Johann V Count of Nassau, Vianden, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Baron of Breda, Stadholder of Gelre and Zutphen 1504-1505. She lived (1466-1523).