Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler


Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a daughter of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler and his first wife, Countess Palatine Magdalene Catherine of Zweibrücken.

Life

She married on 18 October 1659 Johann Reinhard II of Hanau-Lichtenberg, a posthumous member of the House of Hanau, who never got to rule. The marriage produced five children:
Anna Magdalena's widow seat was Babenhausen Castle in Babenhausen.

Death

Anna Magdalena died on 12 December 1693 was buried on 6 February 1694 in the family vault of the St. John's Church in Hanau. This tomb, including Anna Magdalena's grave, was in completely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War.
On the occasion of her funeral, several funeral sermons appeared in print: