Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (28 November 1661 – 15 November 1705) was a German noblewomen, and by her marriage to Ernest Louis, Landgravine consort 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 ...

. The marriage took place on 1 December 1687.

Life

Dorothea Charlotte was a daughter of the

Albert 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 ...

(1620–1667), from his second marriage to Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634–1664), daughter of Joachim Ernest of Oettingen-Oettingen. On 1 December 1687 she married

Ernest 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 ...

. He was under the guardianship of his mother, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg until 1688. Dorothea Charlotte was a

pietist Pietism (), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christianity, Christian life, including a social concern for ...

and exerted some influence upon the affairs of state in favour of the pietists in the first years of her marriage. In cooperation with

Philipp Jakob Spener Philipp Jakob Spener (23 January 1635 – 5 February 1705), was a German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would become to be known as Pietism. He was later dubbed the "Father of Pietism". A prolific writer, his two main works, '' ...

, whose patron she became, she promoted pietism at the court and the local University. After her death, Ernest Louis turned against pietism. She died in 1705 and was buried in the City Church in Darmstadt.

Issue

Her children were: * Dorothea Sophie (1689–1723) : married in 1710 Count John Frederick of

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(1683–1765) * Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691–1768) : married in 1717 Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700–1726) * Charles William (1693–1707) * Francis Ernest (1695–1717) * Friederike Charlotte : married in 1720 Landgrave

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(1689–1753)

Ancestry

References

* Gustav A Benrath, Martin Brecht: ''Pietism and the Modern Era'', vol 13, Oxford University Press, p. 191 ff
Martin Brecht: ''The Romantic''
p. 412
Heinrich Zehfu: ''antiquity of the royal capital Darmstadt''
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