Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg, (31 August 1629 in Homburg – 3 August 1686 in

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), was a Landgravine of

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by birth and by marriage

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Life

Anna Margaret was the only daughter of Landgrave

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of Hesse-Homburg (1585–1638) from his marriage to Margaret Elizabeth (1604–1667), the daughter of Count Christopher of Leiningen-Westerburg. She married on 5 May 1650 in Homburg to Duke Philip Louis of Holstein-Wiesenburg (1620–1689), who purchased

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and the associated Lordship in 1663. From 1659, she employed her goddaughter Johanna Eleonora von Merlau. Johanna Eleonora would later marry

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and formulate a radical form of

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. At court, Johanna Eleonora met

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and

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and developed a deep friendship with Anna Margaret's daughter Sophie Elisabeth.

Issue

From her marriage Anna Margaret had the following children: * Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1651–1724) : married in 1672 to Duchess Charlotte of Legnica (1652–1707), divorced in 1680 * George William (1652–1652) * Sophie Elisabeth (1653–1684) : married in 1676 to Duke Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) * Charles Louis (1654–1690) * Eleanor Margaret (1655–1702) : married in 1674 to Prince Maximilian II von und zu Liechtenstein (1641–1709) * Christine Amalie (1656–1666) * Anna Wilhelmina (1657–1657) * John George (1658–1658) * Leopold George (1660–1660) * William Christian (1661–1711) * Friederike Louise (1662–1663) * Sophie Magdalene (1664–1720) * Anna Friederike Philippine (1665–1748) : married in 1702 to Duke Frederick Henry of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt (1668–1713) * Unnamed child (1666–1666) * Johanna Magdalene Louise (1668–1732)

References

* Markus Matthias: ''Johann Wilhelm und Johanna Eleonora Petersen'', p. 82
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German duchesses House of Hesse 1629 births 1686 deaths 17th-century German people Daughters of monarchs {{Germany-duchess-stub