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Magdalena of Lippe | |
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| Born | (1552-02-25)25 February 1552 Detmold |
| Died | 26 February 1587(1587-02-26) (aged 35) Darmstadt |
| Noble family | Lippe |
| Spouse(s) | George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Issue | Philip Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Christine Elizabeth Mary Philip Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach Anne Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Madeleine John |
| Father | Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe |
| Mother | Catherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
Magdalena of Lippe (25 February 1552,Detmold – 26 February 1587,Darmstadt) was a German noblewoman. She was a Countess of Lippe by birth. By her marriage toGeorge I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt she was the first Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Magdalena was the daughter of CountBernhard VIII of Lippe (1527–1563) from his marriage to Catherine (1524–1583), daughter of CountPhilip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg.After her father's death, she moved to the court of LandgraveWilliam IV of Hesse-Kassel, where she was regarded as a natural beauty. Here, she metGeorge. She married him on 17 August 1572. William paid the expenses of the marriage. The marriage was a happy one. Magdalena was regarded as so virtuous, pious and benevolent, that she was sometimes compared toSaint Elisabeth. She even wrote a prayer book for her children. Magdalena and her husband laid the groundwork for the State and University library of Hesse.
She died in 1587, after 15 years of marriage, at the age of 35. She died after the birth of her last child. She was buried in the choir of the city church of Darmstadt. Her famousepitaph can still be found behind the high altar. It was dedicated to her by her husband in 1589.
Magdalena and George had ten children, of whom three sons and three daughters reached adulthood:
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