Caroline of Hessen-Darmstadt (1746–1821)
Karoline von Hessen-Darmstadt (* March 2, 1746 in Buchsweiler , † September 18, 1821 in Homburg before the height ) was by marriage Landgravine of Hessen-Homburg .
Life
Karoline was the oldest daughter of Landgrave Ludwig IX. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1719–1790) and his wife Henriette Karoline (1721–1774), daughter of the Count Palatine and Duke Christian III. from Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld .
On September 27, 1768 she married Landgrave Friedrich V von Hessen-Homburg (1748-1820). The marriage was concluded for purely dynastic, diplomatic reasons. Caroline's grandfather, Ludwig VIII , had ruled the regency of Hesse-Homburg for Friedrich V together with his mother. The wedding sealed a settlement in which Hessen-Darmstadt had waived sovereign rights over Hessen-Homburg.
Although numerous children were born in the marriage, the spouses remained strangers throughout their lives. The Landgravine had the small island house built in the fir forest in Homburg , which has since been rebuilt and is shown in a painting by the Homburg painter Wilhelm Thiery .
progeny
From their marriage, Karoline had the following children:
- Friedrich VI. (1769–1829), Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg
- ⚭ 1818 Princess Elisabeth of Great Britain (1770–1840)
- Ludwig Wilhelm (1770–1839)
- ⚭ 1804 Princess Auguste von Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
- Paul (1775–1776)
- Karoline Ulrike Luise (1771–1854)
- ⚭ 1791 Prince Ludwig Friedrich II of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
- Luise Ulrike (1772-1854)
- ⚭ 1793 Prince Carl Günther von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
- Amalie (1774-1846)
- ⚭ 1792 Hereditary Prince Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
- Auguste (1776–1871)
- ⚭ 1818 Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg (1778–1819)
- Viktor (1778-1780)
- Philipp (1779-1846)
- ⚭ 1838 ( morning ) Antonie Potoschnigg (1806–1845), “Countess of Naumburg” 1838
- Gustav (1781–1848)
- ⚭ 1818 Princess Luise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
- Ferdinand (1783–1866), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
- Maria Anna (1785-1846)
- ⚭ 1804 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia (1783-1851)
- Leopold (1787–1813), killed in the battle of Großgörschen
ancestors
| Ernst Ludwig Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667–1739) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig VIII Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691–1768) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661–1705) | |||||||||||||
| Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719–1790) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Reinhard III. von Hanau (1665–1736) | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726) | |||||||||||||
| Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1676–1731) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Christian II of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637–1717) | |||||||||||||
| Christian III of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1674–1735) | |||||||||||||
| Katharina Agathe von Rappoltstein (1648–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1721–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig Kraft of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1663–1713) | |||||||||||||
| Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704–1774) | |||||||||||||
| Philippine Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1679–1751) | |||||||||||||
literature
Web links
- Hessen-Homburg, Karoline Landgravine von. Hessian biography. (As of February 5, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hessen-Darmstadt, Karoline von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hessen-Darmstadt, Karolina von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bouxwiller (Bas-Rhin) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1821 |
| Place of death | Homburg vor der Höhe |