Magdalena of Brandenburg

Magdalene of Brandenburg
Magdalene of Brandenburg (c. 1600)
Born	(1582-01-07)7 January 1582 Berlin
Died	4 May 1616(1616-05-04) (aged 34) Darmstadt
Spouse	Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ​ ​ (m. 1598)​
Issue more...	Anna Eleonore George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Juliane John Frederick
House	Hohenzollern
Father	John George, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother	Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

Magdalene of Brandenburg, also Magdalene and Magdalen, (7 January 1582 – 4 May 1616) was the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg and his third wife Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst.

Issue

She married Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt on 5 June 1598, and had issue:

• Elisabeth Magdalene, Duchess of Württemberg-Montbéliard; 23 April 1600 (Darmstadt) – 9 June 1624 (Montbéliard), married Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard.
• Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt; 30 July 1601 – 6 May 1659.
• Marie; 11 December 1602 – 10 April 1610
• Sofie Agnes of Hesse-Darmstadt; 12 January 1604 (Darmstadt) – 8 September 1664 (Hilpoltstein), married Johann Friedrich, Count Plalatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein.
• George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt; 17 March 1605 – 11 June 1661.
• Juliane of Hesse; 14 April 1606 (Darmstadt) – 15 January 1659 (Hanover).
• Amalie Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt; 20 June 1607 – 11 September 1627.
• John of Hesse-Darmstadt; 17 June 1609 (Darmstadt), – 1 April 1651 (Ems).
• Henry of Hesse-Darmstadt; 1 April 1612 (Darmstadt) – 21 October 1629.
• Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt; 22 June 1613 Darmstadt – 2 March 1614.
• Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt; 12 September 1614 (Darmstadt) – 16 September 1614.
• Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt; 28 February 1616 (Darmstadt) – 19 February 1682.

Ancestors

Magdalena's ancestors in three generations

Magdalena von Brandenburg	Father: John George, Elector of Brandenburg	Paternal Grandfather: Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg	Paternal Great-grandfather: Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth of Denmark
		Paternal Grandmother: Magdalena of Saxony	Paternal Great-grandfather: George, Duke of Saxony
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon
	Mother: Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst	Maternal Grandfather: Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt	Maternal Great-grandfather: Johann V Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Margarete of Brandenburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen	Maternal Great-grandfather: Wolfgang I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Mansfeld