Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau

Countess Magdalena Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Count Albert of Hanau-Münzenberg-Schwarzenfels and his wife, Countess Ehrengard of Isenburg.

Life

On 28 March 1636, she married the Imperial Cupbearer, George Frederick Schenk of Limpurg-Speckfeld. He was a son of Eberhard Schenk of Limpurg-Speckfeld and Countess Catherine of Hanau-Lichtenberg. During the Thirty Years' War, George Frederick served in the armies of Ernst von Mansfeld and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
Magdalena Elisabeth and George Frederick had at least three children:

Francis
Vollrat, the last member of the Limpurg-Speckfeld line
George Eberhard