Brief Life History of Magdelena
When Prinzessin Magdelena von Brandenburg was born on 7 January 1582, in Berlin, Germany, her father, Markgraf und Kurfürst Johann Georg von Brandenburg a.d.H. Hohenzollern, was 56 and her mother, Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst, was 18. She married Landgraf Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt on 5 June 1598, in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 4 May 1616, in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, at the age of 34, and was buried in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Magdalene von Brandenburg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wikipedia: Magdalena von Brandenburg (1582–1616)
Spouse and Children
1577–1626 Male
1582–1616 Female
Children (13)
1600–1624 Female
1601–1659 Female
1602–1610 Female
1604–1664 Female
1605–1661 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1563–1607 Female
Siblings (12)
1582–1616 Female
1584–1629 Female
1588–1611 Male
+7 More Children
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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