Anna of Eppstein-Königstein (1481 in Königstein – 7 August 1538 in Stolberg) was the daughter of Philip I of Eppstein-Königstein and his wife, Louise de la Marck.

Marriage and issue

On 24 August 1500, the pregnant Anna married

Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Bodo III of Stolberg-Wernigerode (4 January 1467 − 22 June 1538), nicknamed "the Blissful", was Count of County of Stolberg, Stolberg and Hohnstein and Lord of County of Wernigerode, Wernigerode from 1511 until his death. Life He was bor ...

. Bodo and Anna had many children: * Wolfgang (born: 1 October 1500; died: 8 March 1552), married Dorothea of Regenstein-Blankenburg and Genovefa of Wied * Bodo (born: 1502; died: after 2 May 1503) *

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

(born: 28 January 1504; died 4 March 1574), the 28th Abbess of the Imperial Abbey at Quedlinburg *

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

, (born: 12 January 1505; died: 1 September 1574), Count of Stolberg-Wernigeorde, married Walpurga Johanna of Wied-Runkel *

Juliana Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, whi ...

(born: 15 February 1506; died: 18 June 1580), married Philip II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg and

William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen William I of Nassau-SiegenIn many sources he is called William I of Nassau(-Dillenburg) and in some sources of Nassau-Katzenelnbogen. He was born with the titles Count of Nassau, Vianden and Diez. Two years before his death, he obtaine ...

; she is regarded as the matriarch of the

House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau (, ), also known as the House of Orange because of the prestige of the princely title of Orange, also referred to as the Fourth House of Orange in comparison with the other noble houses that held the Principality of Or ...

* Maria (born: 8 December 1507; died: 6 January 1571), married Kuno II, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg *

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

(born: 2 January 1509; died: 12 November 1572), Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, married Elisabeth of Gleichen-Rembda * Philip (born: 24 May 1510; died: shortly after 21 September 1531) * Magdalene (born: 6 November 1511; died 19 November 1546), married Ulrich IX, Count of Regenstein-Blankenburg * Eberhard (born: 1513; died: 21 April 1526) * Catherine (born: 24 October 1514; died: 18 June 1577), married Albert, Count of Henneberg * Albert (born: 2 March 1516; died 4 July 1587), Count of Stolburg-Schwarza * Christopher (born: 10 January 1524; died 8 August 1581), Count of Stolberg-Gedern

References

External links

Genealogy of Anna of Eppstein
1481 births 1538 deaths 15th-century German people 16th-century German women 16th-century German nobility Countesses in Germany {{Germany-countess-stub