Wilhelmine of Hessen-Kassel

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Wilhelmine of Hessen-Kassel

Wilhelmine von Hessen-Kassel (born February 25, 1726 in Kassel ; † October 8, 1808 in Berlin ) was a born Princess of Hessen-Kassel and by marriage the "Princess Heinrich " of Prussia .

Life

Wilhelmine was a daughter of Prince Maximilian von Hessen-Kassel , a brother of Landgrave Wilhelm VIII of Hessen-Kassel and the Swedish King Friedrich . Wilhelmine's mother was Princess Friederike Charlotte (1698–1777), daughter of Landgrave Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt . The princess has been described as a great beauty with a lot of charm.

In 1751 she met her future husband, Prince Heinrich of Prussia, on his bridal trip in Kassel . The wedding took place on June 25, 1752 in Charlottenburg Palace and allowed the prince to set up his own court. He described the situation to his siblings as he switched from captivity by the king to captivity by marriage. The couple lived alternately at Rheinsberg Castle and in Berlin.

An alleged affair of the princess led to the final separation of the childless couple in 1766. In fact, her husband was more interested in a number of male members of his entourage . From then on, Wilhelmine lived in one wing of Prince Heinrich's Palace in Berlin (today the main building of the Humboldt University ), while her husband had his rooms in the other. During the occupation of Berlin by Napoléon in 1806, the then 80-year-old princess was one of the few members of the royal family who did not leave Berlin.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Albert Moll: The contrary sexual sensation p. 128, Fischer's Medicin Buchhandlung, 1899. See also the article about Prince Heinrich.
  2. ^ Frank Bauer: Napoleon in Berlin p. 78, Berlin Story Verlag, 2006
personal data
SURNAME Hessen-Kassel, Wilhelmine von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hessian princess, wife of Prince Heinrich of Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1726
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1808
Place of death Berlin