Margarita of Diez

Margarita of Diez (German - Margarethe von Diez; 14 October 1544 – 12 July 1608) was a German noblewoman. Born in Spangenberg, she was the fourth child and eldest daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse and his second morganatic wife Margarethe von der Saale, whom he had married whilst still married to his first wife Christine of Saxony, with whom he had already had five sons and five daughters.

Life

Issue

By her first marriage to John Bernard of Neu-Eberstein she had:

  • Niclaus Stephan (1566-1631)
  • Philip III of Eberstein (ca. 1570–1609)
  • Barbara
  • John Jacob II of Neu-Eberstein (1574–1637/38)

By her second marriage to Stephen Henry of Eberstein she had:

  • Sabine Hedwig of Everstein-Quarkenburg (1579–1631)
  • Walpurgis of Everstein-Quarkenburg (1580–1613)

References


Bibliography (in German)