Countess Margarethe von Hanau-Lichtenberg, known upon her marriage as Margarethe, Countess of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (15 May 1463 – 26 May 1504) was a German noblewoman who, as the wife of Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, was the Countess of Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein.
Margarethe von Hanau-Lichtenberg
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1632 drawing from her tomb.
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| Born | (1463-05-15)15 May 1463 |
| Died | 26 May 1504(1504-05-26) (aged 41) |
| Noble family | House of Hanau (by birth) House of Nassau (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Adolf III of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein |
| Issue | Philip I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein |
| Father | Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg |
| Mother | Anna von Lichtenberg |
Margarethe was the daughter of Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Anna von Lichtenberg.[1] Her father ruled over the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg and, after the death of her maternal grandfather, the Lordship of Lichtenberg. She was a younger sister of Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg.
On 20 June 1484 she married Adolf III, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden.[1][2] They had four children:
In 1509 her husband succeeded his childless brother, Philip, Count of Nassau-Idstein, as the Count of Nassau-Idenstein, therefore making Margarethe a countess of Idenstein.
She died on 26 May 1504.