Margaretha Kraber von der Saale (1522–1566) • FamilySearch

Margaretha Kraber von der Saale

Brief Life History of Margaretha Kraber

When Margaretha Kraber von der Saale was born in 1522, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, her father, Hans von der Sahla, was 43 and her mother, Anna Maltitz, was 22. She married Landgraf Philipp "Der Großmütige" von Hessen I on 4 March 1540, in Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 July 1566, in Nassau, Offenberg, Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 44, and was buried in Spangenberg, Melsungen, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Landgraf Philipp "Der Großmütige" von Hessen I
1504–1567
Margaretha Kraber von der Saale
1522–1566
Marriage: 4 March 1540
Graf Philipp von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1541–1569
Graf Hermann von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1542–1569
Graf Christoph Ernst von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1543–1603
Gräfin Margarethe von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1544–1608
Graf Albrecht von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1546–1569
Graf Philipp Konrad zu Dietz aus dem Haus Hessen
1547–1569
Graf Moritz von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1553–1575
Graf Ernst von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1554–1570
Gräfin Anna von Diez aus dem Haus Hessen
1557–1558

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  • Wikipedia: Margarethe von der Saale

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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