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Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (d. 1580)
Countess Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg (16 May 1542 – 5 January 1580) was a German noblewoman. She was born in Lichtenberg, the eldest surviving daughter of Count Philipp IV (20 May 1512 – 19 February 1590) and his wife, Countess Eleonore of Fürstenberg (11 October 1523 – 26 April 1544).

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