Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach (born November 28, 1661 in Ansbach , † November 15, 1705 in Darmstadt ) was by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt .
Life
Dorothea Charlotte was a daughter of Margrave Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667) from his second marriage to Sophie Margarete (1634–1664), daughter of Count Joachim Ernst zu Oettingen-Oettingen.
On December 1, 1687, she married Landgrave Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt in Darmstadt . He was under the reign of his mother Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg until the following year .
Dorothea Charlotte, a staunch pietist , had a significant influence on her husband, especially on religious matters. In close cooperation with Philipp Jacob Spener , she succeeded in decisively promoting Pietism, whose patroness she became, at court and at the state university. After the death of Dorothea Charlotte, Ernst Ludwig clearly turned away from Pietism. The landgravine was buried in the princely crypt of the Darmstadt city church .
progeny
Dorothea Charlotte had the following children from their marriage:
- Dorothea Sophie (1689-1723)
- ⚭ 1710 Count Johann Friedrich von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1683–1765)
- Ludwig VIII (1691–1768), Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
- ⚭ 1717 Countess Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726)
- Karl Wilhelm (1693–1707)
- Franz Ernst (1695-1716)
- Friederike Charlotte (1698–1777)
- ⚭ 1720 Landgrave Maximilian of Hessen-Kassel (1689–1753)
literature
- Gustav A Benrath, Martin Brecht: Pietism and Modern Times Vol. 13 Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht p. 191 f.
- Martin Brecht: History of Pietism p. 412
- Heinrich Zehfu: Antiquities of the residential city of Darmstadt p. 69 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1661 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ansbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1705 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |