Albert, Bodo also acted as councillor to Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V, who thanked him with special ceremonies in 1518 and 1521, respectively. In 1521, Charles V proposed to make him a member of the second Imperial Government at Nuremberg, but Bodo declined the offer. Marriage and issue Bodo married on 24 August 1500 at Königstein with Anna, the sister of Eberhard IV, who was the last Lord of Eppstein and from 1505 Count of Königstein. After Eberhard died childless in 1535, Königstein, including Eppstein, was inherited by Bodo's sons Louis (d. 1574) and Christopher (d. 1581). Bodo and Anna had many children: Wolfgang (1 October 1500 − 8 March 1552), married Dorothea of Regenstein-Blankenburg and Genoveva of Wied Bodo (1502 − after 2 May 1503) Anna (28 January 1504 − 4 March 1574), the 28th Abbess of the Imperial Abbey at Quedlinburg Louis (12 January 1505 − 1 September 1574), Count of Stolberg-Wernigeorde, married Walpurga Johanna of Wied-Runkel Juliana (15 February 1506 − 18 June 1580), married Philip II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg and William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, she is regarded as the matriarch of the House of Orange-Nassau Maria (8 December 1507 − 6 January 1571), married Kuno II, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg Henry (2 January 1509 − 12 November 1572), Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, married Elisabeth of Gleichen-Rembda Philip (24 May 1510 − after 21 September 1531) Magdalene (6 November 1511 − 19 November 1546), married Ulrich IX, Count of Regenstein-Blankenburg Eberhard (1513 − 21 April 1526) Catherine (24 October 1514 − 18 June 1577), married Albert, Count of Henneberg Albert (2 March 1516 − 4 July 1587), Count of Stolberg-Schwarza Christopher (10 January 1524 − 8 August 1581), Count of Stolberg-Gedern References Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode House of Stolberg 1467 births 1538 deaths 15th-century German people 16th-century German people