Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg

Margarete Elisabeth of Leiningen- Westerburg (* June 30, 1604 in gunwale; † August 13, 1667 in Wiesbaden Castle ) was a Countess of Leiningen and regent of Hesse- Homburg.

Life

Margarete Elisabeth was the only child of the first marriage of Count Christoph von Leiningen- Westerburg (1575-1635) and Anna Maria Ungnad, Baroness von Weiss Wolff ( 1573-1606 ). They married on August 10, 1622 in Butzbach the Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse- Homburg. After Margarete Elisabeth had given birth to her second son, the Primogeniturordnung was introduced in the country.

After her husband's death on May 9, 1638 she led the regency for her still underage sons. Her youngest son was Frederick II of Hesse -Homburg, the famous Prince of Homburg.

Progeny

Margarete Elisabeth had the following children:

  • Louis Philippe (1623-1643)
  • Georg (* / † 1624)
  • Christoph Wilhelm (1625-1681), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
  • Georg Christian (1626-1677), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
  • Anna Margarete (1629-1686)
  • Frederick II (1633-1708), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
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