Background
Countess Catharina Belgica was born in Antwerp. After her father had been assassinated in 1584, her aunt Catherine took her to Arnstadt, while most of her sisters were raised by Louise de Coligny.
Countess Catharina Belgica was born in Antwerp. After her father had been assassinated in 1584, her aunt Catherine took her to Arnstadt, while most of her sisters were raised by Louise de Coligny.
Her older sister Juliana would later criticize Catharina"s Lutheran education. When emperor Ferdinand II requested passage through Hanau, she refused him entry. Her territories were ravaged by imperial troops in 1621.
Charlotte Louise (1597–1649 Kassel), not married
Daughter (29 July 1598 – 9 August 1598), died unbaptised
Philip Ulrich (2 January 1601 – 7 April 1604 Steinau)
Amalia Elisabeth (1602–1651 Kassel), married to William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Katharina Juliane (1604–1668 Hanau), married first on 11 September 1631 to Count Albert Otto II of Solms-Laubach, Rödelheim and Assenheim and second on 31 March 1642 to Moritz Christian von Wied-Runkel
Philip Maurice (1605–1638), buried in the Marienkirche in Hanau
Wilhelm Reinhard (1607–1630 Aachen), buried in the Marienkirche in Hanau
Henry Louis (1609–1632) died during the Siege of Maastricht
Frederick Louis (27 July 1610 – 4 October 1628 Paris), buried in the family tomb of the Duke of Bouillon in Sedan
Jakob Johann (1612–1636 Zabern), buried in Saint Nicholas in Strasbourg
She died, aged 69, in Hanau.