Princess Elisabeth Von Leuchtenberg of Beauharnais Countess of Nassau-Dillenberg (1537–1579) • FamilySearch

Princess Elisabeth Von Leuchtenberg of Beauharnais Countess of Nassau-Dillenberg

Brief Life History of Princess Elisabeth

When Princess Elisabeth Von Leuchtenberg of Beauharnais Countess of Nassau-Dillenberg was born on 1 March 1537, in Pfreimd, Schwandorf, Bavaria, Germany, her father, Georg III von Leuchtenberg Beauharnais von Leuchtenburg, was 34 and her mother, Empress Barbara Gravin von Brandenburg, was 41. She married Johann VI von Nassau-Dillenburg on 16 July 1559, in Dillenburg, Dillkreis, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 6 July 1579, in Nassau, Offenberg, Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Johann VI von Nassau-Dillenburg
1536–1606
Princess Elisabeth Von Leuchtenberg of Beauharnais Countess of Nassau-Dillenberg
1537–1579
Marriage: 16 July 1559
Graf Wilhelm Ludwig von Nassau-Dietz
1560–1620
Graf Johann VII von Nassau-Siegen und Freudenberg
1561–1623
Georg Graf von Nassau-Beilstein-Dillenburg
1562–1623
Gräfin Elisabeth von Nassau-Dillenburg
1564–1611
Gräfin Juliana von Nassau-Dillenburg
1565–1630
Graf Philipp von Nassau-Dillenburg
1566–1595
Gräfin Maria von Nassau-Dillenburg
1568–1632
Gräfin Anna Sibylla von Nassau-Dillenburg
1569–1576
Gräfin Mathilde von Nassau-Dillenburg
1570–1625
Graf Albert von Nassau-Dillenburg
1572–1572
Count Ernest Casimir I van Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
1573–1632
Graf Ludwig Günther von Nassau-Dillenburg
1575–1604
Count Of Nassau
1579–1579

Sources (2)

  • Elisabeth von Leuchtenberg von Nassau, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth, Countess of Leuchtenberg -

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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