Anna of Veldenz | |
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![]() Countess Anna of Veldenz | |
Born | c. 1390 |
Died | Wachenheim | 18 November 1439
Noble family | Hohengeroldseck |
Spouse(s) | Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken |
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Father | Frederick III, Count of Veldenz |
Mother | Margaret of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
Anne of Veldenz (c. 1390 – 18 November 1439 in Wachenheim) was a Countess suo jure of Veldenz. She was a member of the Hohengeroldseck family, the second family to rule Veldenz.
Life
[edit]Anna was the heiress of Frederick III, Count of Veldenz, the last from the Hohengeroldseck family to rule the county, and his wife Margaret of Nassau-Saarbrücken. In 1409, she married Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, thereby bringing the County of Veldenz into the possession of the Dukes of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. She also brought a 50% share in the County of Sponheim into the marriage. The Counts of Veldenz had acquired this share in 1425, as had been predicted by Count John V of Sponheim-Starkenburg in the 1425 Treaty of Sponheim. Anna's eldest son Frederick I would inherit her share in the County of Sponheim, her son Louis I would inherit the County of Veldenz proper.
In the 19th century, a descendant of Anna became King of Bavaria, which is why the Veldenz lion is now part of the Bavarian coat of arms.
Issue
[edit]From her marriage with Stephen, Anna had the following children:
- Anne (1413 – 12 March 1455)
- Margaret (1416 – 23 November 1426)
- Frederick I (24 April 1417 – 29 November 1480)
- Rupert (1420 – 17 October 1478)
- Stephen (1421 – 4 September 1485)
- Louis I (1424 – 19 July 1489)
- John (1429–1475)
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