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
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
- 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.
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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 |