Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (2 March 1746,
Buchsweiler – 18 September 1821, Homburg) was
Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to
Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. She had seven siblings who survived to adulthood and intermarried with most prestigious families.
Early life
Caroline was born on 2 March 1746 in
Buchsweiler. She was the eldest daughter of
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.
Marriage
She married
Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768. The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families. Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship, and they lived mostly separated lives. Caroline often spent time in the famed little villa that was given to her use in the forest near Homburg.
Issue
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Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829), married
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
Princess Elizabeth (22 May 1770 – 10 January 1840) was the seventh child and third daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After marrying the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Frederick VI, she took permanent residence i ...
(1770–1840)
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Louis William (1770–1839), married Princess Augusta of
Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced in 1805
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Caroline
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
* ...
(1771–1854), married Prince
Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807)
* Louise Ulrike (1772–1854), married Prince Charles Günther of
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825)
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Amalie (1774–1846), married
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814)
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Auguste Auguste may refer to:
People Surname
* Arsène Auguste (born 1951), Haitian footballer
* Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman
* Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter
* Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold and ...
(1776–1871), married
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819)
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Philip
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(1779–1846), married Rosalie Antonie, Countess of
Naumburg, Baroness
Schimmelpenninck von der Oye, née
Pototschnig (1806–1845)
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Gustav
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*Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin
Art, entertainment, and media
*Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film
*Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hu ...
(1781–1848), married
Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858)
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Ferdinand (1783–1866), the last Landgrave of
Hesse-Homburg
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Maria Anna Maria Anna may refer to:
* Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789), the second but eldest surviving daughter of Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
* Maria Anna Adamberger (1752–1804), Vie ...
(1785–1846) married
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
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(1783–1851)
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Leopold (1787–1813), fell in the
Battle of Großgörschen
Ancestry
References
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1746 births
1821 deaths
House of Hesse-Darmstadt
House of Hesse-Homburg
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