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2 unusual facts about Maria of Jever


Maria of Jever

A servant is said to have secretly eaten the food, so no suspicion would arise, until Maria's rightful heir, Count John VII of Oldenburg, had arrived.

Maria of Jever, known in Jeverland as Miss Maria (5 September 1500 in Jever – 20 February 1575, ibid.) was the last ruler of the Lordship of Jever from the Wiemken family.


County of East Frisia

In 1517 an agreement was signed in which the marriage between Enno II and Maria of Jever was planned.

Edzard II, Count of East Frisia

Maria of Jever, the last baroness, died and left her territory to the Counts of Oldenburg.

Enno II, Count of East Frisia

Enno II lost Jever because he failed to fulfill the marriage obligations his father had arranged for him to Maria of Jever.


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