Friederike Caroline Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt

Friederike Caroline Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt (born August 20, 1752 in Darmstadt , † May 22, 1782 in Hanover ) was by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg [-Strelitz] and the mother of the Prussian Queen Luise .

Life

Friederike was a daughter of Prince Georg Wilhelm von Hessen-Darmstadt (1722–1782) from his marriage to Luise (1729–1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard von Leiningen-Dagsburg .

She married on September 18, 1768 in Darmstadt, Duke Karl II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741–1816), who at that time was the governor of King George III. acted in Hanover.

Friederike died at the age of 29 as a result of the birth of her tenth child. She was buried together with her daughter Auguste Albertine, who died after giving birth, in the Princely Crypt in Mirow .

progeny

Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg [-Strelitz]

Their marriage resulted in a total of ten children, five of whom died early:

Charlotte (November 17, 1769 - May 14, 1818)

⚭ September 3, 1785 Duke Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (born April 29, 1763; † September 29, 1834)

Karoline Auguste (February 17, 1771 - January 11, 1773)
Georg Karl Friedrich (March 4, 1772 - May 21, 1773)
Therese (April 5, 1773 - February 12, 1839)

⚭ May 25, 1789 Prince Karl Alexander von Thurn und Taxis (* February 22, 1770; † July 15, 1827)

Friedrich Georg Karl (September 1, 1774 - November 5, 1774)
Luise (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810)

⚭ December 24, 1793 the future King Friedrich Wilhelm III. of Prussia (1770–1840)

Friederike (March 2, 1778 - June 29, 1841)

⚭ 1. 1793 Prince Friedrich Ludwig Karl of Prussia (1773–1796)

⚭ 2. 1798 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Braunfels (1770–1814)

⚭ 3. 1815 the later King Ernst August I of Hanover (1771–1851)

Georg (August 12, 1779 - September 6, 1860), Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

⚭ August 12, 1817 Princess Marie of Hessen-Kassel (January 21, 1796 - December 30, 1880)

Friedrich Karl Ferdinand (7 January 1781 - 24 March 1783)
Auguste Albertine (born May 19, 1782 - † May 20, 1782)

literature

Carl Friedrich Günther: Anecdotes, character portrayals and memorabilia from Hessian history. Hofbuchhandlung Gustav Jonghaus, Darmstadt 1843, p. 172 ( digitized version ).
Luise Schorn-Schütte : Queen Luise: life and legend. CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-406-48023-2 , p. 12 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Friederike Caroline Luise von Hessen-Darmstadt - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Friederike Karoline Luise Duchess of. Hessian biography. (As of January 22, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Mother and daughter were buried in the same coffin. See Hans Witte (ed.): Mirow, Festschrift 1227–1927. Verlag des Heimatverein, Mirow 1927, p. 25.

personal data
SURNAME	Friederike Caroline Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Friederike of Hessen-Darmstadt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Princess of Hessen-Darmstadt, by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH	Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1782
Place of death	Hanover

[1] Mother and daughter were buried in the same coffin. See Hans Witte (ed.): Mirow, Festschrift 1227–1927. Verlag des Heimatverein, Mirow 1927, p. 25.