Stephenson Family Tree » Princess Elizabeth von Hesse (1502-1557)

Personal data Princess Elizabeth von Hesse 

  • She was born on March 4, 1502 in Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (May 20, 1516) below 16 years (14).

  • She died on December 6, 1557 in Lauingen, Dillingen, Bayern, Germany, she was 55 years old.
  • She is buried on December 6, 1557 in Schmalbroich (DE).
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Princess Elizabeth von Hesse

She is married to Johann von Wettin.

They got married on May 20, 1516, she was 14 years old.

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Historical events

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1502: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 10 » Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
    • February 12 » Isabella I issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
    • June 15 » Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage.
    • July 30 » Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
    • July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
    • August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
    • August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.


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About the surname Von Hesse


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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I42533.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "Princess Elizabeth von Hesse (1502-1557)".