Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg


Philipp II of Hanau-Lichtenberg ruled the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1480 until his death.

Early Life

Philipp II was born on 31 May 1462 between 21:00 and 22:00, as the second son of the Count Philipp I, the Elder of Hanau-Babenhausen and his wife, Anna of Lichtenberg. He was baptized three days after the birth, in the St. Mary's Church in Hanau. His godparents were Konrad Brelle, abbot of Selbold Abbey, Wenceslaus of Cleves and Meze of Gemmingen, the widow of Eber-hard Waißen.
His older brother, Johann, died young, so that Philipp succeeded his father as Count of Hanau-Babenhausen.

Family

Marriage and issue

He married on 9 September 1480 with Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen. A papal dispensation had been necessary for this marriage because they were related to each other in the fourth degree. They had the following children:
  1. Philipp 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. Nikolaus 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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