Literature DB >> 9014889

The Countess Margaret of Henneberg and her 365 children.

J Bondeson1, A Molenkamp.   

Abstract

According to an obscure medieval legend, the Countess Margaret of Henneberg, a notable Dutch noblewoman, gave birth to 365 children in the year 1276. The haughty Countess had insulted a poor beggar woman carrying twins, since she believed that a pair of twins must have different fathers, and that their mother must be an adultress. She was punished by God, and gave birth to 365 minute children on Good Friday, 1276. The Countess died shortly after, together with her offspring, in the village of Loosduinen near The Hague. The Countess and her numerous brood were frequently described in historical and obstetrical works. To this day, a memorial tablet and two basins, representing those in which the 365 children were baptized, are to be seen in the church of Loosduinen.

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Year:  1996        PMID: 9014889      PMCID: PMC1296041     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J R Soc Med        ISSN: 0141-0768            Impact factor:   5.344


  2 in total

1.  Ambroise Pare, The Countess Margaret, multiple births, and hydatidiform mole.

Authors:  L J Rather
Journal:  Bull N Y Acad Med       Date:  1971-05

2.  The Biddenden Maids: a curious chapter in the history of conjoined twins.

Authors:  J Bondeson
Journal:  J R Soc Med       Date:  1992-04       Impact factor: 18.000

  2 in total

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