Marie Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt
Marie Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt (born March 11, 1656 in Darmstadt ; † August 16, 1715 in Römhild ) was the only Duchess of Saxony-Römhild by marriage .
Life
Marie Elisabeth was a daughter of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Maria Elisabeth (1634–1665), daughter of Duke Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf .
On March 1, 1676, she married the future Duke Heinrich von Sachsen-Römhild in Darmstadt , who at the time of the marriage still ruled over Sachsen-Gotha together with his six brothers . These divided the country in 1680 and Heinrich received Sachsen-Römhild, where he had resided at Glücksburg Castle since 1676 . Heinrich loved his wife very much, he always called her “Marielies” and had several luxury buildings built in her honor, including the grotto house, called “Marien-Elisabethenlust”. The marriage remained childless and Heinrich died in 1710 leaving behind enormous debts. An inheritance dispute broke out among his remaining brothers about Sachsen-Römhild, which was not finally settled until 1765. Marie Elisabeth outlived her husband by five years.
ancestors
| Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Johann Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1575–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich III. of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1597–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Augusta of Denmark (1580-1639) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1634–1665) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Elisabeth of Saxony (1610–1684) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
Note: Due to inter-family marriages, Johann Georg I of Saxony and his wife Magdalena Sibylle are two-time great-grandparents of Marie Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt.
literature
- Association for Saxony-Meiningen history and regional studies (ed.): New regional studies of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen , Hildburghausen 1903
Web links
- Marie Elisabeth von Hessen-Darmstadt on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 18, 2016.
- Sachsen-Römhild, Maria Elisabeth Duchess of. Hessian biography. (As of March 11, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marie Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Saxony-Römhild |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1656 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1715 |
| Place of death | Römhild |