Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen


Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Count Louis II of Isenburg-Büdingen and Countess Maria of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein.

Life

She married Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg on 9 September 1480. She needed a papal dispensation for her marriage, because she was a fourth degree relative of Philip. She brought a dowry of 4500 guilders into the marriage. She received a dower of 1000 guilders and a jointure of 450 guilders annually from the revenue of Schaafheim Castle. They both renounced their claims on the Lordship of Büdingen.
Anna died on 27 July 1522 and was buried in the St. Nicholas church in Babenhausen, in front of the altar.

Issue

Anna and Philip had the following children together:
  1. Philip III.
  2. Anna, a nun in the Marienborn Abbey
  3. Margaret, also nun in the Marienborn Abbey, interned for life at Babenhausen Castle, because of a "slip". She was buried in the St. Nicholas church in Babenhausen.
  4. Ludwig, unmarried clergyman
  5. Maria, abbess of Klarenthal Abbey from 1512 to 1525
  6. Amalia, a nun
  7. Reinhard, joined the clergy

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