Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein
Henriette Charlotte von Nassau-Idstein (born November 9, 1693 at Idstein Castle ; † April 8, 1734 at Delitzsch Castle ) was the wife of Duke Moritz Wilhelm of Saxony-Merseburg and lover of her Oberhofmarschall Friedrich Carl von Pöllnitz , who was the father of their only one Daughter was.
She was the daughter of Prince Georg August Samuel von Nassau-Idstein and Henriette Dorothea geb. Princess of Oettingen . In 1711 she secretly married Duke Moritz Wilhelm of Saxony in Idstein . This marriage remained childless.
literature
- Manfred Wilde : Between adultery and reasons of state. The extramarital affair of Duchess Henriette Charlotte von Sachsen-Merseburg as a diplomatic intrigue . In: Martina Schattkowsky / Manfred Wilde (eds.): Saxony and its secondary school principalities . Writings on Saxon History and Folklore , Volume 33. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig 2010, pp. 257–287.
- Manfred Wilde: lust for love and arrogance . In: Baroque Delitzsch Castle . Manfred Wilde and Nadine Kinne (eds.). Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 2007, pp. 42–46. ISBN 978-3-361-00622-5 .
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| SURNAME | Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Nassau-Idstein, by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Merseburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1693 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Idstein Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1734 |
| Place of death | Delitzsch Castle |