Sophie Charlotte of Hessen-Kassel
Sophie Charlotte von Hessen-Kassel (* July 16, 1678 in Kassel ; † May 30, 1749 in Bützow ) was a princess of Hessen-Kassel and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg.
Life
Sophie Charlotte was a daughter of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel (1654-1730) from his marriage to Marie Amalia (1653-1711), daughter of Duke Jakob Kettler von Kurland.
She married on January 2, 1704 in Kassel Friedrich Wilhelm Duke of Mecklenburg (1675-1713). The marriage remained childless. Presumably Friedrich Wilhelm suffered from an earlier sexually transmitted disease.
After the Duke's death, Sophie Charlotte lived at Bützow Castle . Belonging to the Reformed Creed, she became the patroness of the French Reformed community in the Lutheran Mecklenburg. She also founded the German Reformed Congregation in Bützow.
ancestors
| Wilhelm V Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602–1637) | |||||||||||||
| William VI. Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1629–1663) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie Elisabeth von Hanau-Münzenberg (1602–1651) | |||||||||||||
| Karl Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel (1654–1730) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg (1595–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623–1683) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (1597–1660) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Charlotte of Hessen-Kassel | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm Kettler Duke of Courland (1574–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Jakob Kettler Duke of Courland (1610–1682) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie of Prussia (1582–1610) | |||||||||||||
| Amalia of Courland (1653-1711) | |||||||||||||
| Georg Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg (1595–1640) | |||||||||||||
| Luise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617–1676) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
Note: Due to family marriages, the Brandenburg Elector Georg Wilhelm and his wife Elisabeth Charlotte are Sophie's two-time great-grandparents.
literature
- Christian Röth: History of Hessen p. 322
Web links
- http://www.landtag-mv.de/files/original/galerie_vom_23.01.2006_17.28.47/Gattinnen.pdf (PDF file; 43 kB)
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Sophie Charlotte Duchess of. Hessian biography. (As of November 13, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hessen-Kassel, Sophie Charlotte from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1678 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1749 |
| Place of death | Bützow |