Caroline of Orange-Nassau-Diez
Karoline Princess of Orange-Nassau-Diez (born February 28, 1743 in Leeuwarden , † May 6, 1787 in Kirchheimbolanden ) was Princess of Nassau-Weilburg by marriage .
Life
Karoline was a daughter of Prince Wilhelm IV and Anna of Hanover (1709–1759), the daughter of King George II of Great Britain . She was described as an intelligent, bright woman who was very musical, sang and played the piano. In 1765 the young Mozart played her in The Hague and dedicated six piano sonatas (KV 26–31) to her. Mozart visited her again a year later at court in The Hague and in 1778 he spent a week on a concert tour in the Kirchheimbolanden residence in Nassau-Weilburg .
Marriage and offspring
At the request of her mother, she married Prince Karl Christian von Nassau-Weilburg (1735–1788) in The Hague on March 5, 1760 at the age of 17 . The couple had 14 children:
- Georg (1760–1762)
- Wilhelm (1761–1770)
- Marie (1764-1802)
- Luise (1765-1837); ⚭ 1786 Prince Heinrich XIII. Reuss a.L. (1747-1817)
- (Daughter) (* / † 1767)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1768–1816), Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- Karoline (1770-1828); ⚭ 1787 Prince Karl Ludwig zu Wied-Runkel (1763–1824)
- Karl (* / † 1772)
- Karl (1775–1807)
- Amalie (1776-1841); ⚭ 1793 Prince Viktor II of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1767–1812)
- (Child) (* / † 1778)
- (Child) (* / † 1779)
- Henriette (1780-1857); ⚭ 1797 Duke Ludwig of Württemberg (1756–1817)
- (Child) (* / † 1785)
Web links
- Stichting Nassau en Friesland , Leeuwarden: CAROLINA prinses van Nassau en Oranje (in Dutch )
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| SURNAME | Caroline of Orange-Nassau-Diez |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karoline Princess of Orange-Nassau-Dietz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Orange-Nassau-Dietz, by marriage Princess of Nassau-Weilburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1743 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeuwarden |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1787 |
| Place of death | Kirchheimbolanden |