The Resume

(1533-March 15, 1554)
Countess of the House of Waldeck
Daughter of Philip IV, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Stepdaughter to Lady Katharina von Hatzfeld (1510–1546)
Allegedly poisoned at the age of 21
Inspiration for the 'Snow White' fairy tale

Why she might be annoying:

She was estranged from her stepmother.
Her father used her for a political pawn.
Her father owned a coal mine which relied on child labor.
The prevailing belief that her stepmother ordered her dead really doesn't pan out (reason: stepmom was dead at the time).

Why she might not be annoying:

She was famous for her beauty.
She was shrewd and wasn't a princess.
Philip II of Spain was smitten with her.
She was likely poisoned by nobles who did not want her to marry into royalty on religious grounds (she was a Lutheran).
Unlike in the popular legend, however, her death was a slow one and she didn't actually die for over a year.
Her death became the inspiration for one of the most popular fairy tales of all time.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 14]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 21)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Medieval Times
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 46251-46500 (Ranked: 46311)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 314 Votes: 53.50% Annoying