Countess Margaretha of Waldeck | |
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| Born | c. 1533 Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 15 March 1554 (aged 20–21) Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
| Father | Philip IV, Count of Waldeck |
| Mother | Margaret of East Frisia |
Margaretha von Waldeck (1533 – 15 March 1554) was the daughter of Philip IV, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1493–1574) and his first wife, Margaret Cirksena (1500–1537), daughter of Edzard I, Count of East Frisia. One author theorized in the 1990s that her life influenced the fairy tale of Snow White. It is said she is buried in Brussels where the Place de la Bourse/Beursplein is now located.[1]