Elisabeth Dorothea of Hessen-Darmstadt
Elisabeth Dorothea von Hessen-Darmstadt (born April 24, 1676 in Darmstadt , † September 9, 1721 in Homburg vor der Höhe ) was Landgravine of Hessen-Homburg by marriage .
Life
Elisabeth Dorothea was the youngest daughter of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernst I von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg .
She married Landgrave Friedrich III in Butzbach in February 1700 . Jakob von Hessen-Homburg . Elisabeth Dorothea was described as very witty. She was active as a writer and mastered German, French, Latin and Italian as well as Greek. The Landgrave Jean Puget de La Serres translated “ Pensées sur la mort ” into Italian. She raised her children largely herself.
Elisabeth Dorothea was buried in the landgrave family crypt in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
ancestors
| Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Dorothea of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Johann III. of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605) | |||||||||||||
| Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1601–1675) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640–1709) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Philipp von Sachsen-Altenburg (1597–1639) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg (1619–1680) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1593–1650) | |||||||||||||
progeny
Elisabeth Dorothea had ten children from their marriage, eight died in childhood, two reached adulthood:
- Friederike Dorothea (1701–1704)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1702–1703)
- Luise Wilhelmine (1703–1704)
- Ludwig Johann Wilhelm Gruno (1705–1745), Russian Field Marshal General
- ⚭ 1738 Princess Anastassija Trubetskaja (1700–1755)
- Johann Karl (1706–1728)
- Ernestine Luise (* / † 1707)
- Friedrich (* / † 1721)
literature
- Johann I. von Gerning: The Lahn and Main areas from Embs to Frankfurt p. 156
- Philipp Dieffenbach: History of Hesse ... p. 231
Web links
- Hessen-Homburg, Elisabeth Dorothea Landgravine von. Hessian biography. (As of January 15, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elisabeth Dorothea of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1676 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1721 |
| Place of death | Homburg |