Caroline of Hessen-Homburg
Caroline von Hessen-Homburg (born March 19, 1819 in Homburg vor der Höhe , † January 18, 1872 in Greiz ) Princess Reuss, Countess and Mistress of Plauen, Mistress of Greiz, Kranichfeld, Gera, Schleiz and Lobenstein. Regent of the Principality of Reuss older line .
Life
Caroline (full name: Caroline Amalie Elisabeth Auguste Friederike Ludowike Christiane Josephine Leopoldine George Bernhardine Wilhelmine Woldemare Charlotte) was the daughter of Landgrave Gustav von Hessen-Homburg and his wife Luise von Anhalt-Dessau . She married Prince Heinrich XX in Homburg on October 1, 1839 . Reuss to Greiz .
Caroline ruled over her son from 1859 to 1867 after her husband's death . As the daughter of an Austrian general, she was anti-Prussian, but many Russians had also been in the Habsburg service. In the German War , she turned against Prussia, whereupon Greiz was occupied by Prussian troops. The fact that their country was spared the fate of Hanover is thanks to Carl Alexander von Sachsen-Weimar , who personally campaigned for the Russians with his brother-in-law Wilhelm I. Caroline had to resign before her son came of age, and half of the war contributions were paid from her private assets.
progeny
From her marriage she had the following children:
- Hermine (1840–1890) ⚭ 1862 Prince Hugo von Schönburg-Waldenburg
- Heinrich XXI. (* / † 1844)
- Heinrich XXII. (1846–1902), Prince Reuss older line
- Heinrich XXIII. (1848–1861)
- Marie (1855–1909) ⚭ 1875 Count Friedrich zu Ysenburg-Büdingen in Meerholz
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge: Traces in the Land. From the history of the apanaged Thuringian-Vogtland noble house Reuss-Köstritz. 2nd, supplemented edition. Vogtland Antiquities Research Association in Hohenleuben, Hohenleuben 2005.
- Thomas Gehrlein: The Reuss House. Older and younger line (= German Princely Houses. 19). 2nd, revised edition. Börde-Verlag, Werl 2006, ISBN 3-9810315-3-9 .
Web links
- Reuss to Greiz older line, Caroline princess. Hessian biography. (As of January 18, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessen-Homburg, Caroline von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karoline, Princess Reuss zu Greiz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Regent of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1872 |
| Place of death | Greiz |