Countess of Hanau

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Countess of Hanau (1429–1458)[edit]

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse
Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein Henry II, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
(House of Nassau)
- 18 January 1407 1429
Husband raised to Imperial Count
26 June 1451
husband's death
6 September 1459 Reinhard II
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
(House of Wittelsbach)
2 March 1432 11 July 1446 26 June 1451
husband's accession
20 April 1452
husband's death
14 September 1457 Reinhard III
In 1458, the county was divided in two parts, later named Hanau-Münzenberg and Hanau-Lichtenberg..

Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg (1458–1736)[edit]

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse
Adriana of Nassau-Siegen John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(House of Nassau-Siegen)
7 February 1449 12 September 1468 15 January 1477 Philipp I
Katharina of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg Günther XXXVIII of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
(House of Schwarzburg)
after 1470 13 February 1496 26 August 1500
husband's accession
30 January 1512
husband's death
27 November 1514 Reinhard IV
Juliana of Stolberg Bodo III, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(House of Stolberg)
15 February 1506 27 January 1523 28 March 1529
husband's death
18 June 1580 Philipp II
Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
(House of Wittelsbach)
13 June 1532 22 November 1551 14 November 1561
husband's death
5 February 1579 Philipp III
Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen Philipp IV, Count of Waldeck
(House of Waldeck)
1558 5 February 1576 4 February 1580
husband's death
9 September 1599 Philipp Ludwig I
Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau William the Silent
(House of Nassau)
31 July 1578 23 October 1596 9 August 1612
husband's death
12 April 1648 Philipp Ludwig II
Sibylle Christine of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(House of Ascania)
11 July 1603 26 December 1627 3 August 1638
husband's death
21 February 1686 Philipp Moritz
Sibylle Christine of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(House of Ascania)
11 July 1603 26 December 1627 13 May 1647 30 March 1685
husband's death
21 February 1686 Friedrich Casimir
Countess Palatine Magdalena Claudia of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(House of Wittelsbach)
16 September 1668 27 February 1689 28 November 1704 Philipp Reinhard
Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(House of Wettin)
14 June 1685 26 December 1705 4 October 1712
husband's death
5 April 1767
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(House of Hohenzollern)
12 August 1676 20 (or 30) August 1699 13 March 1731 Johann Reinhard III
In 1736, Hanau-Münzenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt.

Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458–1736)[edit]

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse
Anna of Lichtenberg Ludwig V, Lord of Lichtenberg 25 October 1442 6 September 1458 1458 24 January 1474 Philipp I
Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen Louis II, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen
(House of Isenburg)
1460 9 September 1480 22 August 1504
husband's death
27 July 1522 Philipp II
Sibylle of Baden Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(House of Zähringen)
26 April 1485 24 January 1505 10 July 1518 Philipp III
Eleonore of Fürstenberg Frederick II, Count of Fürstenberg
(House of Fürstenberg)
11 October 1523 22 August 1538 23 June 1544 Philipp IV
Agathe of Limpurg-Obersontheim Friedrich VII, Lord of Limpurg-Obersontheim 17 November 1561 20 June 1586 19 February 1590
husband's accession
2 June 1599
husband's death
6 August 1623 Philipp V
Countess Maria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim
(House of Hohenlohe)
12 June 1576 22 October 1593 2 June 1599
husband's accession
21 January 1605 Johann Reinhard I
Countess Johanna of Oettingen-Oettingen Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen 30 August 1602 15 November 1619 19 November 1625
husband's accession
17 September 1639 Philipp Wolfgang
Wild- and Rhinegravine Dorothea Diana of Salm John IX of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
(House of Salm)
25 July 1604 18 May 1640 14 February 1641
husband's death
19 December 1672
Sibylle Christine of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(House of Ascania)
11 July 1603 13 May 1647 30 March 1685
husband's death
21 February 1686 Friedrich Casimir
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(House of Hohenzollern)
12 August 1676 20 or 30 August 1699 13 March 1731 Johann Reinhard III
In 1736, Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt.