Countess of Hanau

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Countess of Hanau (1429–1458)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeath Spouse
Katharina of Nassau-Beilstein Henry II, Count of Nassau-Beilstein
(House of Nassau)		-18 January 14071429
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 143211 July 144626 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)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeath Spouse
Adriana of Nassau-Siegen John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen
(House of Nassau-Siegen)		7 February 144912 September 146815 January 1477 Philipp I
Katharina of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg Günther XXXVIII of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
(House of Schwarzburg)		after 147013 February 149626 August 1500
husband's accession		30 January 1512
husband's death		27 November 1514 Reinhard IV
Julianavanstolberg.jpg Juliana of Stolberg Bodo III, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(House of Stolberg)		15 February 150627 January 152328 March 1529
husband's death		18 June 1580 Philipp II
Bildnis Pfalzgrafin Helene, Tochter des Pfalzgrafen Johann II. von Simmern-Sponheim.jpg Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
(House of Wittelsbach)		13 June 153222 November 155114 November 1561
husband's death		5 February 1579 Philipp III
Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen Philipp IV, Count of Waldeck
(House of Waldeck)		15585 February 15764 February 1580
husband's death		9 September 1599 Philipp Ludwig I
Portrait of a Woman, Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn (1617).jpg Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau William the Silent
(House of Nassau)		31 July 157823 October 15969 August 1612
husband's death		12 April 1648 Philipp Ludwig II
Sibylle Christine von Anhalt-Dessau, Grafin von Hanau-Munzenberg (1650 - 1685) crop.png Sibylle Christine of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(House of Ascania)		11 July 160326 December 16273 August 1638
husband's death		21 February 1686 Philipp Moritz
Sibylle Christine von Anhalt-Dessau, Grafin von Hanau-Munzenberg (1650 - 1685) crop.png Sibylle Christine of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(House of Ascania)		11 July 160326 December 162713 May 164730 March 1685
husband's death		21 February 1686 Friedrich Casimir
Magdalena Claudia von Pfalz-Birkenfeld.jpg Countess Palatine Magdalena Claudia of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(House of Wittelsbach)		16 September 166827 February 168928 November 1704 Philipp Reinhard
Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(House of Wettin)		14 June 168526 December 17054 October 1712
husband's death		5 April 1767
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(House of Hohenzollern)		12 August 167620 (or 30) August 169913 March 1731 Johann Reinhard III
In 1736, Hanau-Münzenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt.

Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458–1736)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeath Spouse
Anna of Lichtenberg Ludwig V, Lord of Lichtenberg 25 October 14426 September 1458145824 January 1474 Philipp I
Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen Louis II, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen
(House of Isenburg)		14609 September 148022 August 1504
husband's death		27 July 1522 Philipp II
Sibylle of Baden Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(House of Zähringen)		26 April 148524 January 150510 July 1518 Philipp III
Eleonore of Fürstenberg Frederick II, Count of Fürstenberg
(House of Fürstenberg)		11 October 152322 August 153823 June 1544 Philipp IV
Agathe of Limpurg-Obersontheim Friedrich VII, Lord of Limpurg-Obersontheim17 November 156120 June 158619 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 157622 October 15932 June 1599
husband's accession		21 January 1605 Johann Reinhard I
Countess Johanna of Oettingen-Oettingen Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen30 August 160215 November 161919 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 160418 May 164014 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 160313 May 164730 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 167620 or 30 August 169913 March 1731 Johann Reinhard III
In 1736, Hanau-Lichtenberg fell to Hesse-Darmstadt.
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