Catherine Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

1470 (age 44)

As her dowry, she brought 4000 guilders into the marriage, plus the share held by Schwarzburg in the mortgage on the imperial city of Gelnhausen. With this share, the count acquired a power base in the Kinzig valley, which connected "Upper Hanau", around Schlüchtern and Steinau an der Straße and "Lower Hanau" around the city of Hanau. Katharina died on 27 November 1514 and was buried in the Church of Saint Mary in Hanau. Reinhard and Katharina had four children: Anna (born: 22 May 1498. Died in the same year) Berthold (born: 12 July 1499. Died: 27 April 1504), buried in the choir of Saint Mary"s Church in Hanau Philipp II (1501–1529) Balthasar (1508–1534).

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Background

She was a daughter of Günther XXXVIII of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1450-1484) and Catherine of Querfurt (d 1521).

Career

As her dowry, she brought 4000 guilders into the marriage, plus the share held by Schwarzburg in the mortgage on the imperial city of Gelnhausen. With this share, the count acquired a power base in the Kinzig valley, which connected "Upper Hanau", around Schlüchtern and Steinau an der Straße and "Lower Hanau" around the city of Hanau. Katharina died on 27 November 1514 and was buried in the Church of Saint Mary in Hanau.

Reinhard and Katharina had four children:

Anna (born: 22 May 1498.

Died in the same year)

Berthold (born: 12 July 1499. Died: 27 April 1504), buried in the choir of Saint Mary"s Church in Hanau

Philipp II (1501–1529)

Balthasar (1508–1534).

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