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Friederike Charlotte of Hessen-Darmstadt (8 September 1698 Darmstadt – 22 March 1777, Darmstadt) was a princess of
Friederike Charlotte of Hessen-Darmstadt (8 September 1698 Darmstadt – 22 March 1777, Darmstadt) was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse betwee ...
and through her marriage a princess of Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor. The state was created in 1567 when the Lan ...
.
Life
She was a daughter ofErnest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Ernst Ludwig) (15 December 1667 – 12 September 1739) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1678 to 1739. His parents were Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Alte ...
(1667–1739) and his wife Dorothea Charlotte (1661–1705), daughter of Albrecht II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert II or V of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 September 1620 – 22 October 1667) was a German prince, who was Margrave of Ansbach from 1634 until his death.
Life
Born in Ansbach, Albert was the second son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Branden ...
. On 6 October 1720 she became engaged to Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (28 May 1689 – 8 May 1753) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire.
Life
Maximilian was the ninth ...
(1689–1753), marrying him on 28 November 1720 in Darmstadt.
Marriage and issue
They had eight children: #Karl (30 September 1721 in Kassel - 23 November 1722 in Kassel) # Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine (31 October 1722 in Kassel - 28 February 1787 in Eutin) ∞ 1752Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
, title = Duke of Oldenburg
, image = Friedrich August von Oldenburg.jpg
, caption =
, succession = Duke of Oldenburg
, predecessor = Kings of Denmark as counts
, successor = William I
, reign = ...
# Christine Charlotte (11 February 1725 in Kassel - 4 June 1782 in Kassel), from 17 April 1765 canoness of Herford Abbey, from 12 July 1766 coadjutor abbess of Herford
#Maria (25 February 1726 in Kassel - 14 March 1727 in Kassel)
# Wilhelmina (1726–1808) ∞ 1752 Prince Henry of Prussia
#A still-born child (born and died October 1729 in Kassel)
#Elisabetha Sophia Louisa (10 November 1730 in Kassel - 4 February 1731 in Kassel)
# Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia (10 May 1732 in Kassel - 22 May 1759 in Zerbst) ∞ 1753 Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (8 August 1734 in Alt Stettin – 3 March 1793 in Luxembourg), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the last ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Life
He was the second and sole s ...
References
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